REGULARS
Going Places
Letters to the Editor
Last Words
Earth For Hire
Water filtration, pollination, air purification… nature used to do it all for free. Now the emerging field of “ecosystem services” aims to put a price tag on our natural resources. Are capitalists the new conservationists? by E.B. BOYD
Spin Cycle
As going green reaches ever-greater pinnacles of hip, it is harder and harder to distinguish real green goods from a greenwashed sales pitch. Never fear, intrepid econistas — we got your back. by SIEL
Conversations: Annie Leonard
The brains behind the hit webumentary The Story of Stuff implores us to wake up and power down. Leonard explains why green consumerism won’t cut it, and exposes us as the gluttons that we are. Amazingly, we love her for it. by BY NOELLE ROBBINS
On Our Radar
Catch and Release
Alchemistas of Clean
Worth Repeating
Don’t Just Get Mad…Get Active
What Counts?
by BY JENNY ROUGH
Love the Planet a Latté
by JESSICA KRAFT
Yoga in Action
by EMILY GOLIGOSKI
Green For All
by JESSICA KRAFT
Green Scene
Boom Heat Magic
The lowdown on four far-out renewable energy technologies — and the simple switch that might trump them all by ALASTAIR BLAND
Tune In
When You Wake Up
Environmentalism’s next step by JAMIE FRIDDLE
Prophet Motive
Enlightenment Reason or Occult Conspiracy? by DANIEL PINCHBECK
Healthy Living
Pasteurization Nation
How fresh foods are freaking out the feds, and why you should care by AMELIA GLYNN
Body Talk
Body image and bad health; Good bugs for long runs; New mind-body heart risk
Dine Outside the Box
Tinderbox restaurant dishes up discovery in Bernal Heights by ALASTAIR BLAND
Art and Soul
Nice Save
From green TVs for enviro-couch potatoes to power plants that function like the Internet, energy efficiency is proving the most powerful eco-innovation yet
Common Ground Review: Books, Music & Film
Essay
Boys Club
by ANDY ISAACSON