Who Needs Germ-Fighting Vacuum Cleaner Bags?
by Donella Meadows
— July 15, 1999 —
My trusty Electrolux dealer dropped off a box of vacuum cleaner bags the other day. What stopped me from ripping it right open was not the label, I’m sorry to say, but the price.
Thirty bucks for 24 bags. A dollar and a quarter each. Electrolux bags have always been pricey, but even with handy [...]
The Great North American Carbon Sink – Maybe
by Donella Meadows
— April 29, 1999 —
“Aha! We knew it!” a number of conservative columnists have been crowing lately. “Greenhouse, schmeenhouse, go right on driving those sports utility vehicles.”
The cause of their excitement is an article published in Science magazine, one of the most prestigious places a scientific article can be published, claiming that the North American continent is a [...]
Traumas to the Planet That Have and Haven’t Happened
By Donella Meadows
–June 25, 1992–
Last January scientists warned that the Northern Hemisphere was about to be visited by a massive ozone hole. The hole never appeared.
The community of Times Beach, Missouri, was abandoned because of contamination with dioxin. Two years ago the Environmental Protection Agency launched a reassessment of dioxin’s toxicity.
Until recently everyone “knew” that acid rain was killing forests. [...]
