| About the writers
This is staff writer G. Wayne Miller's 12th series for The Providence
Journal. His earlier topics have included NASCAR auto racing, the invention
of open-heart surgery, the toy industry, Newport society, a year in the
life of a high school boy and pediatric surgery. Miller is also the author
of six books. Visit him online at www.gwaynemiller.com,
or send e-mail to gwmiller@projo.com.
Peter B. Lord's has covered environmental issues at The Providence
Journal for more than 20 years. His last series was on lead-paint poisoning
in children. Lord has traveled to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in
northern Alaska, to the Shetland Islands to cover an oil spill, and to Belize,
Guatemala and Costa Rica to write about development issues. Lord is a co-director
of the Metcalf Institute for Marine and Environmental Journalism and recently
served on the board of the Society of Environmental Journalists. He can
be contacted at plord@projo.com.
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