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Deals with the ban on the use of pesticide on agricultural products in the United States (U.S.). Information on the Food Quality and Protection Act; Move of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to to ban the use of the pesticide chlorpyrifos; Reassessment on the restrictions for chlorpyrifos. INSETS: Hidden Ingredients;Banned...but not till it's gone.

Discusses the advantages of fuel cell system for providing electricity. Explanation from Dr. William P. Acer of Plug Power; Process on how fuel cells create electricity; Two key obstacles in the widespread use of fuel cells; Five companies in the United States that have pledged to commercialized residential fuel cell systems. INSETS: Back to the Future;Biomass Breakthroughs, by Amanda Druckman;Sifting Through the Deregulation Debris, by Sam Martin;Wind Power: Chasing Giants, by Robin Lauzon

Examines the contingency plans on Year 2000 (Y2K) being prepared by some industries in Silver City, New Mexico. Preparations to assure the availability of some types of fuel; Ways being done to not disrupt the supply of telephone services and water; Details on emergency services to be provided on December 31, 1999.

Discusses the pros and cons of distance learning. How the distance learning method was developed; Questions to consider before enrolling in a distance learning class; Books to find as references for distance learning; How to know if a school offering distance learning is accredited; Advantage of accreditation.

Discusses the health benefits of drinking tea. Background on the origins of tea; Importance of antioxidants to health; Findings of a study on the effectiveness of tea; Use of tea in cancer treatment; Health effects on teeth.

Discusses the health benefits from herbs and spices. Functions of antioxidants in the body; Sources of antioxidants; List of herbs suitable for steeping.

Highlights the efforts of American Forests, a nonprofit conservation organization in the United States, in initiating preservation and reforestation projects. Information on its research and documentation efforts; Aim of its Global ReLeaf 2000 initiative; Trees offered by the organization for planting.

Presents a study which examined the ability of the female sex hormone estrogen to improve cognition among women. Role of estrogen in the breakdown of acetylcholine, a brain chemical vital to memory; Significance of the study to Alzheimer's patients who suffer acetylcholine shortages and nerve cell degeneration; Results of the study.

Presents a study which suggests that there is a correlation between emotions and memory. Overview of the study; Psychological activities required in hiding emotions.

Describes the Preserve toothbrush from Recycline Inc. Components of the product; Contribution of the company in environmental protection; Alternative offered by the company for disposing the used toothbrush.

Examines the correlation between insomnia and mental illness. Number of adults in the United States who have insomnia; Percentage of patients who visited doctors found to have other mental illness; Advice given to people with chronic insomnia.

Deals with a program that aims to help dogs in the United States (US) adjust from animal shelter life to domestic life. Role of stress in dogs' antisocial behavior; Number of dogs that pass through US animal shelters each year; Features of the program.

Focuses on the plans of the United States Department of Energy to recycle radioactive metals into the commercial marketplace. Implications of the plans according to Wenonah Hauter of Public Citizen, a consumer watchdog group; Amount of radioactivity in the volumetrically contaminated nickel after decontamination according to a study by British Nuclear Fuels Limited, the firm chosen to decontaminate and recycle the radioactive metals.

Deals with the purchasing of allowances granted by the United States Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 that would permit any one to emit sulfur dioxide. Cost of the allowances sold by the Environmental Protection Agency; Actions anyone can take to keep the right to pollute out of the hands of electric companies; Role of the Clean Air Conservancy in purchasing sulfur dioxide allowances.