Please see my "Eco-Minded" site at the Vancouver Metro for most of my recent columns and my CV for the complete list.  Subject Title Date Publication Recent Dissatisfying and dangerous (pdf) January, 2006 Conservation in Practice Environmentally bad: By feeding farmed salmon wild-caught fish, we are exacerbating our impacts on marine ecosystems (my version) January 10, 2006 Toronto Star Peak Oil and the Environment (on my site) November, 2005 Grist Magazine Environmentalism, Don't Die; Go Mainstream! (extended version) September, 2005 E Magazine The jury’s not out--it’s not even in session (pdf) July, 2005 Conservation in Practice Protecting Science from Abuse Requires a Broader Form of Outreach (my version) July, 2005 Public Library of Science Biology re: No, air, don't sell yourself . . . June, 2005 letter sent to GRAIN Federal scientist dissatisfaction is no surprise (my version) February 12, 2005 Letter published in the San Francisco Chronicle Green style: it's all about identity (extended version) January 5, 2005 Letter published in the Grist Magazine         Biotechnology Not Condoning Cloning: New innovations in biotechnology promise to better the world, but the cloning of humans may end only in exploitation April 4, 2001 Daily Princetonian Created in Our Image: Clones aren't natural, but they aren't monsters March 6, 2001 Daily Princetonian Mother Nature Goes High-Tech: Why cloning endangered species will only stave off extinction temporarily October 18, 2000 Daily Princetonian   Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs): World-saving science or techno-conspiracy? April 15, 2000 Innovation         Environment Scientists must conquer reluctance to speak out: When science is under political assault, keeping a dignified silence is counterproductive October 28, 2004 Correspondence in Nature Conservation Finance: The Design of Conservation Investments (text version) Fall 2004 Article published in the CCB Update Back to School, Craig: Manson demonstrates Bush administration's campaign of public deception (extended version) April 30, 2004 Letter published in the Grist Magazine Science and the Bush Administration: Science and policy -- It's an issue of trust April 4, 2004 Op-ed in the San Francisco Chronicle Concern is more than just 'ruffled feathers': If a government abuses science to justify its policies, scientists have a duty to speak out March 18, 2004 Correspondence in Nature The Real Climate Change Disaster: Rediscovering the American Way (Apr 17 version) March 16, 2004 unpublished op-ed Bush Administration's Abuse of Science Inflames the Scientific Community March 15, 2004 unpublished op-ed Shame on you, Mike Leavitt February 10, 2004 opinion piece sent to the USA Today Energy Bill Is Pork-Barrel Politics Indeed and Metaphors for the Energy Bill November 20 & 21, 2003 letters sent to the Washington Post Celebrating Earth Day 2003: Thirty million reasons to do something wild April 22, 2003 Daily Princetonian Celebrating Earth Day 2002: Efforts at Princeton University to save forests through tree-free paper April 22, 2002 Daily Princetonian In this World of Madness, Why Bother? (delivered at the Princeton Environmental Action Earth Day Fair) April 21, 2001 speech Response to Phanitsiri (in response to a response to my column on global warming) April 30, 2001 letter sent to the Daily Princetonian Heating the Political Climate: GW's indefensible position on climate change deserves widespread moral outrage April 19, 2001 Daily Princetonian Re: Why Bother? (in response to a member’s question of why he should bother continuing his membership in the face of a blatantly anti-environmental administration) March 26, 2001 letter sent to Nature Conservancy Magazine The White House Transition: Green Gone Brown February 17, 2001 Princeton Environmental Action News Taking an Environmental Stance on the Commercialization of Christmas: Spending more isn’t celebrating better December 12, 2000 Daily Princetonian Bypassing the Bypass: Road-building is not the only alternative November 13, 2000 Daily Princetonian         Ethics and Personal Choices The Repugnant Truth: Inside view of factory farming slaughters denial, encourages sympathy April 30, 2001 Daily Princetonian A Cacophony of Career Choices: Students looking for employment should remember there's a lot of room for selflessness in a selfish world February 13, 2001 Daily Princetonian The Ethics Taboo: We try to act ethically, but we are often unwilling to go to the extreme February 5, 2001 Daily Princetonian Animal Welfare and Environmental Ethics: Can we have both? November 13, 2000 Innovation 6 Billion and What Are We Going to Do About It? (my piece on our choices, now that the human population has reached 6 billion) October 12, 1999         International Politics Patriotism Doesn't Mean Unquestioning Acceptance: Democracies should embrace free speech, especially at war for freedom March 24, 2003 letter published in the Daily Princetonian Peace Lovers Are Not Responsible for War: Rebutting the claim that antiwar protests have thwarted the peace process March 13, 2003 letter sent to the Daily Princetonian Propaganda Machine? Realizing the limitations of the mainstream media December 5, 2001 Daily Princetonian Against Moral Relativism: Reply to Jennifer Carter October 25, 2001 Dealing with War from the Homefront: Conflict abroad fosters tension at home October 22, 2001 Daily Princetonian Re: Protesting for Whom? (in response to Thomas Friedman's op-ed about the protests in Quebec City re: Free Trade Area of the Americas) April 24, 2001 letters sent to NY Times