CONTENTS A990!“

2 LETTERS

4 15 DAYS TO LIVE 7 NEWS

8 RADAR

1O RAVE

12 THE LEECH

What'sOn

27 AROUND TOWN 31 BOOKS

34 CLUBS

42 COMEDY

44 FILM 50 DVD

64 GAY 65 KIDS

66 MUSIC 70 RECORDS

91 THEATRE 98 TV 99 VISUAL ART

Coirstory: How green are you?

We’re the green generation. The kids who grew up knowing that the ‘07 ESRTTIKJEIEETTH'S world is warming up, oil is running out, and if we don’t get our acts mgsHOP

together there won’t be much of a future for our own kids. So why is it that in Scotland we are lagging so far behind the rest of Europe on recycling? Why haven’t our politicians even managed to set a target for "7 PLAY

reducing greenhouse gas emissions, when Tony Blair already has the "8 HEALTH & ADVICE rest of Britain on course for a 20% reduction? We’ve set out to find the 119 CLASSIFIED

best ways to green up our lives, without necessarily having to cover our

roofs with solar panels. Check out our practical guide to the simple RearViEW

ways in which you can make a difference, on pages 7, 18 and 107.

111 EAT & DRINK

128 ANSWER MACHINE: SLASH

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