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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 Jeff Kart
Beware of Great Lakes Beach Closings (and Spin)
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June 30, 2011: I love the beach. I don't necessarily have a beach bod, but visiting the shore is something special. The sand, the sunny horizon, reading a book, feeling the breeze, and just forgetting about your worries for a while. For... read more >
Got a Question on Climate Change? Ask an Arctic Explorer
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June 8, 2011: If I had the chance, I would ask a scientist this one, burning question about climate change: ___ ___ ___. Fill in the blanks. We often hear that climate change, and human-induced global warming, needs to be dealt with,... read more >
See Great Lakes Shipwrecks in 3D
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April 26, 2011: Lake Huron's Thunder Bay has claimed hundreds of ships. Getting a glimpse at these wrecks off the shores of Alpena, Michigan, requires training, equipment, and guts ... or just an Internet connection. Seven sunken ships have... read more >
Will Radio Save the Tuamotu Kingfisher?
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March 28, 2011: They say Video Killed the Radio Star. What about the Tuamotu Kingfisher, one of the world's most endangered birds? These tropical birds are slowing disappearing from the Earth. Could a newly devised radio transmitter help... read more >
Near-Extinct Herring Make Comeback, End Up on Dinner Plates
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March 3, 2011: If you visit Michigan's Grand Traverse Bay, watch out for the whitefish. Don't get me wrong, Great Lakes whitefish are wonderful to eat. Just as long as you're sure they're whitefish. You see, a native strain of lake herring... read more >
Minneapolis Artists Design New Links to the Mississippi River
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February 8, 2011: The finalists have names like City of the River and Streamlines. They're all visions for reconnecting the city of Minneapolis to the Mississippi riverfront.They come from the Minneapolis Riverfront Design Competition, billed... read more >
Michigan Enacts (Too Weak?) Ban on Feral Swine
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December 30, 2010: It's official: 2011 will be the year of the wild hog in Michigan, or at least the year that feral swine are officially declared an invasive species in the state. Like Asian carp with legs, these animals pose threats to... read more >
Made in America: Michigan Home to First-of-Its-Kind Wind Assembly Plant
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December 9, 2010: Is anything made in America anymore? The answer is a resouding "yes" in Saginaw, Michigan, part of an auto state hit hard in a crummy economy. Outgoing Gov. Jennifer Granholm has just delivered some big farewell news: The... read more >
Scientists Want to Snuff Out Flame Retardants, Colbert is Silent
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November 22, 2010: Earlier this year came news that bald eagles, a symbol of our country, were suffering from PBDEs in the blood. In other words, widely used flame retardants called polybrominated dipheyl ethers are making their way from our... read more >
Great Lakes Lessons for Students and Teachers
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October 22, 2010: School has never been so cool, now that teachers in Michigan (and anywhere else there's a connection to the Internet) are tapping into the power of a living, breathing ecosystem: the Great Lakes.  Using data from these... read more >
Jeff Kart
Jeff Kart spent 14 years at The Bay City Times in Michigan, and since 2009 has embraced the digital era, writing for TreeHugger and PlanetGreen, both arms of the Discovery network. Both of Jeff's arms are wrapped tightly around environmental issues. He keeps track of the Great... More