April 2008
Features
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
Chicago’s Vegetarian Pioneer Celebrates 25 Years
When the Chicago Diner opened in 1983, critics, loan officers and family members alike scoffed at the idea. Twenty-five years later they’re still going strong. by JESSICA PUPOVAC
Spin Cycle
Real green goods or greenwashed sales pitch? by SIEL
Conversations: Stuffed!
Storyteller Annie Leonard exposes the hidden costs of our over-consumption habit by NOELLE ROBBINS
Boys Club
The American man is twice screwed. The first hit occurs early, when X and Y codes us into thinkers, rather than feelers. The second we might blame on society, which encourages us to keep the feelings to ourselves. by ANDY ISAACSON
ON OUR RADAR
Enlightenment on Tour
William the Green Garbage Truck
God’s New Green House
Two Women, One Vision: Pivot & AGC Chicago
Everything Adds Up
What Counts?
Worth Repeating
Don’t Just Get Mad…Get Active
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
From the Commish
Dispose of Household Hazardous Waste.
HEALTHY LIVING
Pasteurization Nation
How fresh foods are freaking out the feds, and why you should care.
by AMELIA GLYNN
Body Image and Bad Health
by LIZ BARKER
Conscious Dining
The Jolly Green Grocer. by TANYA FRITZ
TUNE IN
When You Wake Up: Environmentalism’s next step
Most of us know what it means to act. But what does it mean to act sacredly? INTERVIEW AND TEXT by JAMIE FRIDDLE
Prophet Motive
Enlightenment Reason or Occult Conspiracy? by DANIEL PINCHBECK
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.
Art and Soul: Reviews
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