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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 Jaime Bedrin
AUDIO SLIDESHOW: Urban Farming in Africa
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November 23, 2011: With food and water shortages devastating parts of Africa, taking advantage of every available bit of farmland is crucial -- even in some of the biggest and poorest cities in the world.
Practicing Safe Sun
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June 30, 2011: With hundreds of sunscreens to choose from -- many full of harmful chemicals or touted with misleading claims -- which should you slather on at the beach?
AUDIO SLIDESHOW: The Lost Forests of Haiti
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May 25, 2011: Renowned photographer Lynn Johnson visits Haiti to record the destruction wrought by centuries of deforestation.
The Iceman Cometh
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April 19, 2011: Paleo-climatologist Lonnie Thompson explains what we can learn from ice core samples taken from glaciers in the Andes and around the world.
AUDIO SLIDESHOW: Lean Times in the Arctic Circle
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February 23, 2011: The Arctic is a tough place for anyone to find food -- even humans. People in the town of Kotzebue, Alaska, eat local out of necessity.
AUDIO SLIDESHOW: Peru's Coming Calamity
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December 3, 2010: Glaciers provide most of Peru's drinking water, and they're disappearing. George Black reports from the Andes on the country's need to adapt.
LISTEN: Organic Beauty: Buyer Beware
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August 4, 2010:  Listen above or download. Running time: 5 minutes, 8 seconds. Ever wonder whether your organic body cream or toothpaste is actually made with organic ingredients? You wouldn't be alone. The U.S. Department of... read more >
Audio Slideshow: Coal Country's Beautiful Nightmare
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May 26, 2010: Environmental photographer and OnEarth blogger J Henry Fair takes beautiful pictures of ugly things, such as mountaintop removal mining and fertilizer mining waste. But it's only to get your attention. Then he'll tell you... read more >
Audio Slideshow: Water's Edge
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February 28, 2010: To truly know New York, you need to experience its waterfront. Take an audio tour with the photographers who have documented every mile.
Power On!
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June 30, 2009: I’ve got a new kid. And with babies come lots of toys that require batteries: swings, mobiles, white noise machines, breast pumps, vibrating seats, bouncy seats to keep at grandma’s house. You get the picture. I’ve got an... read more >
Jaime Bedrin
Jaime Bedrin is a freelance journalist with experience in TV, print, and radio. She spent five years as a reporter/host at the public radio station in Charlotte, N.C., (and also wrote a beauty products column for the local paper), and was a fill-in host at WNYC in New York City... More