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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 Mark Butkus
Bangladesh to receive additional $130 million for rural energy project
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August 12, 2009: The World Bank has approved $130 million in financing to support rural access to energy in Bangladesh. This new funding builds on the Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Development Credit and is targeted toward three... read more >
Urban campaign launched to Green the Block
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August 5, 2009:  The White House in moving forward with its clean energy economy knows that it is imperative that marginalized groups are not left behind. With $60 billion already invested in green jobs all Americans must be informed and... read more >
Cash for clunkers motors on after bump in the road
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August 1, 2009: The Car Allowance Rebate System otherwise known as "cash for clunkers" is receiving a $2 billion tuneup after the House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to jump-start the program in a 316-109 vote on Friday... read more >
Hot dog lawsuit launched against Nathan's and others
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July 26, 2009:  Would you buy one of Nathan's world famous frankfurters if you had to read a warning label first? Before you head out to Coney Island this weekend consider that three New Jersey residents have filed a class-action lawsuit... read more >
Glass Half-Full - ACES Passes House Test
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June 27, 2009: Hailed as a historic vote that will establish the US as a player in upcoming international climate talks the American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES) narrowly passed through the House of Representatives last night by a... read more >
Cyclists Bill of Rights
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May 31, 2009: Goodbye May. Goodbye Bike Month, Bike Week and Bike to Work Day. But don't say goodbye to biking or your rights as a cyclist. The Bike Writers Collective in Los Angeles has drawn up a Bill of Rights that every cyclist should... read more >
Mark Butkus
I've been writing about the environment for close to 20 years in various capacities through government agencies and NGOs. My interest in the well being of our planet began in high school when I researched a paper about Canadians selling their fresh water to the US. It wasn't a... More