Saving America’s Coral Reefs | Winter 2004

Clean Air and the Politics of Coal

Issues — Thu, 01 Jan 2004 05:00:00 +0000

Air quality policy–technically complex and always contentious–has become the focus of bitter controversy. The public debate is about an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) program called New Source Review (NSR), which regulates emissions… Read More

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Viral Trade and Global Public Health

Issues — Thu, 01 Jan 2004 05:00:00 +0000

In June 2003, some 80 people in three Midwestern states were stricken with monkeypox. Until then, the disease–a sometimes fatal viral infection related to smallpox–had never been seen outside Central and West… Read More

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Establishing a Bureau of Environmental Statistics

Issues — Thu, 01 Jan 2004 05:00:00 +0000

In 2003, Rep. Doug Ose (R-Calif.) proposed the Department of Environmental Protection Act, which would elevate the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to a cabinet department and create within it a Bureau of… Read More

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A Sustainable Rationale for Human Spaceflight

Issues — Thu, 01 Jan 2004 05:00:00 +0000

The August 2003 report of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB) noted that, “all members of the Board agree that America’s future space efforts must include human presence in Earth orbit, and… Read More

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New Challenges for U.S. Semiconductor Industry

Issues — Thu, 01 Jan 2004 05:00:00 +0000

The United States faces a growing threat to its leadership of the world semiconductor industry. A combination of market forces and foreign industrial policies is creating powerful incentives to shift new chip… Read More

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Practical Climate Change Policy

Issues — Thu, 01 Jan 2004 05:00:00 +0000

Global climate change policy has reached a stalemate. Europe, Canada, and Japan have ratified the Kyoto Protocol, but it now appears that Russia probably will not, and the Bush administration has ruled… Read More

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Youth, Pornography, and the Internet

Issues — Thu, 01 Jan 2004 05:00:00 +0000

The Internet is both a source of promise for our children and a source of concern. The promise is that the Internet offers such an enormous range of positive and educational experiences… Read More

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America’s Coral Reefs: Awash With Problems

Issues — Thu, 01 Jan 2004 05:00:00 +0000

America’s coral reefs are in trouble. From the disease-ridden dying reefs of the Florida Keys, to the overfished and denuded reefs of Hawaii and the Virgin Islands, this country’s richest and most… Read More

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Archives – Winter 2004

Issues — Thu, 01 Jan 2004 05:00:00 +0000

Photo: NAS Archives
Before There Was Radar
During World War I, armies on both sides used sound location to detect enemy aircraft flying out of visual range. The job required observers competent… Read More

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Saving species

Issues — Thu, 01 Jan 2004 05:00:00 +0000

In these days of unremittingly bad news about Earth’s environment–in particular the state of its ecosystems and species–what a pleasant prospect to encounter a book with the title Win-Win Ecology. As… Read More

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