Social Issues

Magazine articles on social issues such as crime, the environment, abortion, wealth distribution, drugs, etc.

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BusinessWeek October 29, 2007 Ben Elgin	Little Green Lies The sweet notion that making a company environmentally friendly can be not just cost-effective but profitable is going up in smoke. Meet the man wielding the torch.
BusinessWeek October 29, 2007 Ben Elgin	The Fuzzy Math of Eco-Accolades Plaudits for lower emissions don't mean they've been cut.
BusinessWeek October 29, 2007 Ben Elgin	Banks: All About the Green Big banks such as Citi and Bank of America are touting new environmental initiatives, but how much are they really doing to combat global warming?
Delicious Living October 2007 Evelyn Spence	The Future of Fair Trade How an international grassroots movement is shaping the way the world shops.
IndustryWeek November 1, 2007 Brad Kenney	Green IT at a Premium More than half of us will pay up to 10% more for green products and services.
Wired October 16, 2007 Ben Paynter	Cloned Beef (and Pork and Milk): It's What's for Dinner With cloned meat already at market, can -- and should -- the FDA keep farmers from using cloning technology in the dairy, beef, and pork industries?
Popular Mechanics October 15, 2007 Erik Sofge	Scrap Yard Cybernetics Build Cheaper Robo-Hand for Third World One myoelectric hand can cost $35,000 and up -- more of a concept than an option for many amputees around the world. So when a team of Mexican graduate students began working on a new prosthetic hand, their goal was simple: Cut costs.
IDB America September 2007 Roger Hamilton	Natural Gas Makes Natural Neighbors An energy megaproject takes on the big job of safeguarding local communities and the environment in the Peruvian Amazon.
IDB America September 2007 Daniel Drosdoff	Justice Centers Meet Rural Needs A new approach emphasizes dispute resolution in Guatemala. The government has assigned priority to providing legal services to the poor, with special assistance for different ethnic and cultural communities in rural areas.
IDB America September 2007 Roger Hamilton	Heretics in the Rainforest Some insist that only the energy sector's megafirms can play a big role in protecting Peruvian communities and ecosystems from the real dangers of change.
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