COMMENTARY 



COVER STORY 



36 COOKING THE CLIMATE 

 WITH COAL 



In the U.S., China, and elsewhere 

 coal is booming. But the boom may 

 lead to environmental disaster. 



JEFF GOODELL 



FEATURES 



42 DECODING THE TRIBE 



Carl Schuster's remarkable quest to trace 

 humanity's ancient iconography 



EDMUND CARPENTER 



48 HOME ABOVE THE RANGE 



Pairs of aplomado falcons arc nesting 

 in the Southwest again, showing off 

 their incredible hunting and flying skills. 

 W. GRAINGER HUNT, TOM J. CADE, 

 AND ANGEL B. MONTOYA 



ON THE COVER: Smokestack and emissions 

 from a coal-fired power plant in Ohio. 

 Photograph by Mitch Epstein 



