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Urban Harvest

Confronting climate change and poverty, a new crop of city farmers comes of age in Africa. Table of Contents | Digital Edition
Guardian Environmental Network
By Erica Wetter
Review | Naming Nature, by Carol Kaesuk Yoon
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September 1, 2009: In Naming Nature, science journalist Carol Kaesuk Yoon takes readers on a playful tour through the history of taxonomy, from the time of Carl Linnaeus to the present. In recounting the field's development, she discovers that... read more >
Guerrilla Gardening in Gowanus
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August 11, 2009: Seemingly oblivious to the ongoing debate about the best way to clean up the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn, an urban garden is thriving near the notoriously toxic site. It's the subject of a quirky profile in the New York Times... read more >
Costumes for Climate Change
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August 6, 2009: Over at Grist, there's a slideshow, "climate activism as performance art," depicting the lengths to which people have gone to get their eco-messages heard. The visuals are easily divided into two general categories... read more >
Burning ICE in NYC’s Union Square
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August 2, 2009: On Saturday morning, nestled amongst the stalls of the Greenmarket at NYC's Union Square, 21,000 pounds of ice could be found slowly melting. Set up by artist Chin Chih Yang, the bulk of the ice--thirty-six rectangular... read more >
Erica Wetter