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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 Lauren Markoe
How D.C. Beat the Plastic Bag Lobby
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November 11, 2010: Reducing plastic bag use has widespread public support -- but measures to do just that have been defeated by the deep-pocketed chemical industry all over the country. In the nation’s capital, a coalition of local interests and social media activists outmaneuvered the big guns.
AUDIO SLIDESHOW: "Losing Paradise" Curator Discusses Endangered Plants
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October 14, 2010: The curator of a Smithsonian exhibit featuring illustrations of endangered plants describes some at-risk flora and how conservations are working to save them.
Endangered Plants: Smithsonian Spotlights At-Risk Flora
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October 14, 2010: A new Smithsonian exhibition features illustrations of some of the world's most endangered plants. Sometimes a drawing reveals details that a photograph cannot.
Celebrating a "Green" Seder
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January 28, 2010: The Holiday of Trees is big in Israel, but for American Jews, the celebration is just starting to catch on, reflecting a contemporary urge to live more harmoniously with the natural world.
Protecting Polar Bears
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November 10, 2009: The polar bear is among the earliest and most dramatic victims of global warming. Yet Andrew Wetzler, a Chicago-based wildlife attorney for NRDC, sees good news in recent U.S. proposals to protect them.
Polar Obsession
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November 10, 2009: Photographer Paul Nicklen would rather cozy up to Arctic animals than rely on a telephoto lens. The result: Close encounters of the wild kind.
Lauren Markoe
Lauren Markoe is a freelance writer and editor. As a newspaper reporter, she covered local, state and national politics. She lives in Washington, D.C., with her husband and two children.