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Sierra magazine May/June 2009

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Enter our 2009 Paddlesports Contest!
Three lucky entrants will win a TRAK kayak, Kokatat paddling outfit, or a Florida getaway.

Perfect Pairing
Wine expert Al Hernandez shares a mushroom risotto recipe that complements both our red and white "green" wine winners.

Spout Extras
More reader complaints and compliments — and lively debates over recent stories

Gimme Green Shelter
Share your ideas for ecofriendly living or work spaces

The Green Life blog
Weekly lifestyle tidbits, updates, and archives

Mr. Green's blog
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Stand-up paddle boarding in Waimea Bay, Hawaii.
Photo by JIM RUSSI
features

King Coal in Court
How a pair of do-gooder attorneys brought the dirtiest industry to its knees.
SCOTT MARTELLE

Message in a Bottle
Plastic, plastic everywhere—including the deep blue sea.
DAVID FERRIS

Baby on Board
Not since Moses! Floating Utah's Green River with
a newborn.
DOUG FINE

Marsh Madness
Big fish meets small kayak.
DAN OKO

Heightened Observations
The surf zone looks different when you paddle
standing up.
STEVE HAWK


departments

Spout
Water on the brain

Create
Taking science seriously

Enjoy
º Kid stuff
º Experts rate eco-wines
º Recycling with the stars

Hey Mr. Green
Advice about wrinkled clothes and auto care

Innovate
Smart grid

Smile
Plastic punch lines

Explore
Waitomo Caves, New Zealand

Act
Leg up in a hip field

Grapple
º We (Heart) Obama
º Foods not to worry about
º Be prepared—to clearcut
º Ready, set, panic
º Up to Speed

Comfort Zone
A house in tune with Texas

Mixed Media
º Voice of the West
º Return of Bambi

Bulletin
º Climate Crossroads
º Pope ascends

Last Words
Just one word . . .


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