Archive of: Global Brief and NAPC

	Title	Issue
	Harm Alarm Noise pollution doesn’t just upset humans and pets. It can influence and disturb local ecosystems by driving away some wildlife species, attracting others and altering area plant life.	September 2012
	Bunker Hunker Could people someday live in an underground skyscraper? Maybe. A designer’s innovative plan would theoretically fill a 900-foot-deep, 300-acrewide crater left by the Lavender Pit copper mine, in Bisbee, Arizona.	September 2012
	Keep Running In late 2011, a 100-year-old Briton, Fauja Singh, became the world’s oldest marathon runner, finishing the Toronto Waterfront Marathon in eight hours and 25 minutes. Learn his secrets to a long and healthy life.	September 2012
	Noodle Doodle When is the best time of day to solve a problem that requires a flash of illumination? The answer may surprise you.	September 2012
	Trash Fashions There may be hope for plastic after all. New biodegradable, compostable options are being used for household yard-waste bags and dinnerware.	September 2012
	Cool Schools College-bound students appear to be thinking green. Environmental credentials, in addition to academic excellence and affordable tuition, are gaining traction in their selection process.	September 2012
	Wash & Wear New clothes take a toll on the planet and aren’t always necessary. Try these 10 commonsense ways to save money and lighten your family’s ecological footprint.	August 2012
	Danger Signs Roundup, the world’s most popular weed killer, can cause changes in vertebrate skeletal animals.	August 2012
	Better Doggie Bags A New York park is using compostable bags for dog waste—and its flowerbeds are thriving.	August 2012
	Fit Lit Designed for students, this unique camp introduces exceptional literature and encourages critical reading and thinking skills.	August 2012

Harm Alarm

Noise pollution doesn’t just upset humans and pets. It can influence and disturb local ecosystems by driving away some wildlife species, attracting others and altering area plant life.

September 2012

Could people someday live in an underground skyscraper? Maybe. A designer’s innovative plan would theoretically fill a 900-foot-deep, 300-acrewide crater left by the Lavender Pit copper mine, in Bisbee, Arizona.

September 2012

Keep Running

In late 2011, a 100-year-old Briton, Fauja Singh, became the world’s oldest marathon runner, finishing the Toronto Waterfront Marathon in eight hours and 25 minutes. Learn his secrets to a long and healthy life.

September 2012

Noodle Doodle

When is the best time of day to solve a problem that requires a flash of illumination? The answer may surprise you.

September 2012

Trash Fashions

There may be hope for plastic after all. New biodegradable, compostable options are being used for household yard-waste bags and dinnerware.

September 2012

Cool Schools

College-bound students appear to be thinking green. Environmental credentials, in addition to academic excellence and affordable tuition, are gaining traction in their selection process.

September 2012

Wash & Wear

New clothes take a toll on the planet and aren’t always necessary. Try these 10 commonsense ways to save money and lighten your family’s ecological footprint.

August 2012

Danger Signs

Roundup, the world’s most popular weed killer, can cause changes in vertebrate skeletal animals.

August 2012

Better Doggie Bags

A New York park is using compostable bags for dog waste—and its flowerbeds are thriving.

August 2012

Fit Lit

Designed for students, this unique camp introduces exceptional literature and encourages critical reading and thinking skills.

August 2012