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The Monte

Elizabeth Darby, Buzzworm July/Aug 1990
Monte Photographs © Terrence Moore 1991 for Buzzworm

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"To the indigenous people who have lived within the rainforest for six or seven millenia, the rainforest is called the Monte — they consider it their Mother. Where others see the rainforest as a sum of its parts — once a cache of wealth from rubber and now a vast source of treasured lumber, gold and oil — for the indigenous people the rainforest is greater than just anyone element.  They say, without her, the indigenous people shall die. And so they protect her. . . ."

Food, fuel, water, air, climate: Are these the elements of a new era of national security policy? They are elements that can neither be assured or secured by a strong military presence. A state of the art nuclear weapon system will not promise ample food supplies; an invincible army cannot prevent the Earth from from gaining in temperature or insure a good crop yield. --

Environment as National Security

"They are the people who live on the edge of society, yet on whom the basic workings of society rely. They are the workers — those who pick crops, perform manual labor, mine the energy supply— whose livelihoods depend on the very work that threatens the health and life of their families and themselves. Generally disenfranchised and impoverished, they are not white middle-class America but rather they are those who provide the white middle-class with the accoutrements of American wealth. . . With Reaping America's Unseemly Harvest, we begin a profile of three regions of the nation where the cycle of pollution and poverty continues, but the residents are no longer silent." 

Intro to  Pollution and Poverty, writing as "The Editors"

Other works as writer, correspondent or editor --

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As a Writer:

Solomon's Child:  Chimps in Aids Research

Buzzworm: Spring 1989

"Despite the 'orphaned infant' argument dealers use, a legitimate question for African governments and the research community is which market is driving the capture and trade:  bush-meat or export for research?"

Environment as National Security:

Buzzworm: Summer 1989

"The environment is pointing to a vulnerability in national security that weapons can't eliminate. Now that the Cold War is over, is environment becoming the central pillar of security?"

Losses & Gains: A photographic eco-history of the 20 years between
UNCED I and II

"But the span of 20 years, although not long in geologic or evolutionary time, is very long in geopolitical time. . . . The last 20 years reveal great breakthroughs of consciousness followed too often by lackadaisical action and political backlash, if not widespread antipathy. . . . Although in many cases some action was take, the depth of action required was not taken seriously. . . ."

As Managing Editor, and Creative/Senior Editor
Buzzworm: The Environmental Journal, 1988 - 1994
Some highlights of the award-winning environmental magazine's coverage:*

Saving America: A Special Ecoreport on Election '92,  a look at the environmental positions of the presidential candidates of the 1992 election, with special views from Gov. Jerry Brown, Senator Al Gore, Senator Tim Wirth and political commentary contributions from Keith Schneider, Bobbi Riddlehoover, and myself.




Of Pollution and Poverty, an award-winning 3-part series looking at how our most vulnerable populations are the most at risk of living and working in our moxt toxic industries and neighborhoods. Commissioned to Conger Beasley Jr and JC Leacock.
                Part One:  Reaping America's Unseemly Harvest
                Part Two: Keeping Watch in Cancer Alley
                Part Three: Of Landfill Reservations



Dangerous Liaisons:  Facing reregistration of methyl bromide — a fumigant used on everything from pasta to houses — not just the manufacturer is holding its breath, by Linda and Bill Bonvie



The Forest for the Trees:  Loggers, Foresters Environmentalists and Local communities engaged in a winner-take-all battle on Washington's Olympic Peninsula,   Commissioned to Conger Beasley, Jr.



Curtains of Death: a photo-essay on the devastation to sea-life by drift nets, undertaken by Sam LeBudde, from his work undercover personal mission to stop use of the pernicious technology.



Dave Foreman: In the Face of Reality, a profile of the legendary Earth First! and Monkey-wrencher media star, by writer Charles Bowden.



*with profound gratitude to the very creative and devoted  Buzzworm staff
and freelance team.

Earlier Works as a writer and correspondent:


Newsweek magazine and Newsweek International:
Coverage of the nation's homeless; Drought in the West; EPA's embattled Anne Goresuch and the environment of corruption; Wilderness protections under Watt; Groundwater and our nation's endangered water supply; the near-breaching of the Glen Canyon Dam; Sexual abuse of children; Interviews with world leaders for Newsweek International's back page as well as general assignments.

Various inter/national publications including Der Spiegel, Géo and The New York Times.

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