Because It Hurts Mount Hood's biking trails offer gawk-worthy views and grueling days that cause exhausted legs to cry out in agony. By Peter Frick-Wright March 1, 2009 In this story: biking, adventure
Anatomy of an Oil Spill Eyes peeled for terrorists, the Coast Guard missed the boat—and San Francisco Bay took an ugly hit By David Helvarg March 1, 2009 In this story: oceans, birds, oil, dirty fuels
A Sandy Place to Stop Thinking The author sought desert adventure and found herself at home with a bedouin family March 1, 2009 In this story: Desert, travel
Killing King Coal With little hope of success, a scrappy band of activists tried to block a coal plant By Scott Martelle March 10, 2009 In this story: coal, dirty fuels, activism
Destination: The Java Zone Nicaraguan coffee growers are preserving ecosystems that nurture banana trees, sloths, and a new breed of tourist January 2, 2009 In this story: food and drink
Building Better: A/C B.C. How Americans lived well before we had energy to squander By Peter Frick-Wright January 2, 2009 In this story: green building
Buidling Better: Stay-at-Home Green Improving the places where we already live January 1, 2009 In this story: green building
Lost & Found The mystery of Louise Teagarden is not what became of her but why she disappeared By Ann Japenga January 1, 2009 In this story: adventure
Building Better: Emerald Cities A blueprint for greener living By Christopher Hawthorne January 1, 2009 In this story: architecture, urban planning
Building Better: Art or Eco? Architects wrestle with their role in a climate-challenged world By Josh Stephens January 1, 2009 In this story: architecture, urban planning