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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 Elizabeth Royte
From Sinkhole to Stimulus: Fixing Our Water Systems Will Get Jobs Flowing
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January 31, 2012: Much ink has been spilled on the deplorable state of the nation’s drinking water and wastewater infrastructure -- and the terrifying sums ($390 billion according to the sometimes-hyperbolic American Society of Civil... read more >
The Third R: An Answer to All Our Problems?
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January 18, 2012: Just before the holidays, EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson went on the Dr. Oz show to talk about drinking-water safety. She concluded with her one wish for a cleaner, greener earth. To my surprise, she wished for more... read more >
Wither the Coffee Lid?
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December 19, 2011: After finishing my coffee at a New York City Pret a Manger restaurant yesterday morning, I lingered near the trash bin, which was divided into separate sections with uniquely shaped openings -- not unlike a toddler’s shape-... read more >
Outsourcing Harm: Battery Recycling Goes South
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December 9, 2011: A New York State law that forbids discarding rechargeable batteries with household waste took effect this week. The law also requires any retailer that sells rechargeables (as part of a device or as a stand-alone) weighing... read more >

Re "Outsourcing Harm: Battery Recycling Goes South" (December 19, 2011): Rechargeables brought to chain stores that partner with the Rechargable Battery Recycling Corporation are shipped to plants that break them apart, and melt or smelt or vaporize them into their metal constituents (nickel,... Read More >
Parks and Rehydration: Some Things Don’t Go Better With Coke
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December 5, 2011: Last month we learned that, in an attempt to cut down on litter, the supervisor of Grand Canyon National Park was set to ban sales of bottled water within the park, starting in January of 2011. (Dasani is the brand sold by... read more >
The World's Most Underrated Resource: SH*T
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November 18, 2011: Rose George, the author of 2008’s shockingly forthright, and shockingly entertaining The Big Necessity: The Unmentionable World of Human Waste and Why It Matters has a bone to pick with hydro-philanthropists, whether species... read more >
No More Tears: Johnson & Johnson Agrees to Phase Out Formaldehyde
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November 9, 2011: After two and a half years of steady pressure from the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, the American Nurses Association, and Physicians for Social Responsibility, Johnson & Johnson has agreed to phase out its use of a... read more >
All for Nothing: Seattle's Zero Waste Commitment
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October 31, 2011: I recently watched an online documentary that filled me with solid-waste envy. Unwasted: The Future of Business on Earth details how companies, institutions, political leaders, and activists are reducing waste in and around... read more >

Re "All for Nothing: Seattle's Zero Waste Commitment" (November 2, 2011): Thanks for your comment, Laura, and welcome to New York. Yes, the Lower East Side Ecology Center accepts food scraps during greenmarket hours at Union Square: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday from 8 - 5 pm. For more... Read More >
Why So Green(ish)?
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October 21, 2011: A new survey commissioned by SC Johnson on American attitudes and behaviors with respect to the environment reveals that individuals feel as if they know more about the environment today than they did 20 years ago (yay). But... read more >
Don't Drink the Water: Filtration Issues From California to Tuvalu
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October 6, 2011: After reading the following news items, I’m thinking that investing in companies that make top-notch and easy-to-maintain water filtration equipment might be a good idea.Earlier this week Environmental Health News reported... read more >
Elizabeth Royte
OnEarth contributing editor Elizabeth Royte also writes for the New York Times Book Review, which called her "no stranger to the pleasures and perils of chasing errant pieces of plastic and other castoffs to surprising (and often disgusting) places." She's the author of... More