Table of Contents

Dean’s Message: Time for Civic Unreasonableness
The failure to rise to the climatechange challenge is part of a larger failure to confront other environmental problems.

Forest Destruction’s Prime Suspect
When U.S. consumers buy furniture, they unwittingly bankroll a criminal enterprise that has far-reaching consequences.

Growing Concerns About the Environment Raise Hope of a New Public Consciousness
After meeting at an F&ES conference in Aspen, Colo., leaders from diverse fields have concluded that society needs a major shift in its core values to stave off an environmental crisis.

Stewards of Public Resources or Private Profits?
The National Park Service is defining the terms by which prospectors will be allowed to extract—some say pirate—riches from national parks.

United States Slips in Latest Environmental Performance Index
The United States is lagging badly on ozone preservation, reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and managing its water resources.

Bookshelf (PDF)

Money Can’t Buy You Love, Or Happiness
Dean Gus Speth argues that economic growth is making us worse off environmentally, socially and psychologically.

Snooping That’s Saving the World’s Resources
A cluster of technologies has revolutionized the gathering and sharing of conservation information.

Class Notes and Obituaries (PDF)