It's not unusual for TIME to give readers a bonus--an extra issue on top of our regular weekly publication. But this Earth Day 2000 edition is more special than most. It is the first global special edition--the first published by every one of our regional magazines around the world. And what topic could be more deserving of global treatment? When it comes to the environment, we're all in this together. No nation alone can defeat global warming or clean up the atmosphere and oceans.
TIME's coverage of environmental issues has grown right along with Earth Day. The brainchild of former Senator...