E/The Environmental Magazinedebuted in 1990 while the world was
celebrating the twentieth anniversary of Earth Day, yet reeling from a
series of environmental shocks, including the Exxon Valdezoil spill,
“greenhouse summers,” fires in Yellowstone Park, and medical waste
washing up on America’s eastern shores. In the time since, Ehas
established itself as the leading independent environmental journal.
Edited for the general reader but also of sufficient depth to appeal
to the dedicated activist, Eis a clearinghouse of information, news,
commentary, and resources on environmental issues. Ewas founded
and is published by Connecticut residents Doug Moss and Deborah
Kamlani, and it is edited by Connecticut resident and long-time writer,
author, and radio host Jim Motavalli. Eis a project of the not-for-profit
Earth Action Network, Inc., which also owns and manages the envi-
ronmental website http://www.emagazine.com, where an extensive
archive of Estories is maintained. Ealso produces the syndicated ques-
tion-and-answer column “Earth Talk” that appears weekly in a variety
of hometown newspapers around the United States.
Ecovers everything environmental—from recycling to rainforests,
and from the “personal to the political”—and reports on all key and
emerging issues, providing extensive contact information so readers
can investigate topics further or plug into activist efforts.
E also follows the activities and campaigns of a broad spectrum of
environmental organizations, and provides information on a range of
lifestyle topics—food, health, travel, “house and home,” personal
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