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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 Scott Dodd
My Top Five #Greenreads of 2011
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December 23, 2011: This list is in no particular order. I also included a selection in OnEarth’s best-of-the-year roundup, so technically, I’ve got six favorites. Find Top 5 Greenreads from other OnEarth contributors here, and share your own... read more >
Introducing the (Slightly) New and Improved OnEarth.org
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December 20, 2011: A brief guide to the lastest design changes and new features of our website.
PHOTO GALLERY: Schemes for Stopping Tropical Storms
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August 26, 2011: Government scientists have studied numerous ideas for disrupting storms: Cool 'em. Nuke 'em. Soak 'em up with diaper gel. Would any work?
Storm Beaters: Can Hurricanes Be Stopped?
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August 26, 2011: Back in 2005, after I returned from covering Hurricane Katrina’s devastation of the Gulf Coast, an editor at my newspaper asked me a very simple question: Why can’t somebody figure out how to stop these monster storms? Or at... read more >
Reading Hurricane History in Layers of Marsh Mud
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August 25, 2011: As Hurricane Irene takes aim at the East Coast, with New York or New England possibly in its sights, I’m thinking back on the time that I witnessed the great 1635 hurricane that hit the Jamestown settlement and Massachusetts... read more >
Demon Fish
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August 24, 2011: A new book begins to do justice to an animal that appeared 200 million years before the dinosaurs and plays a vital role in the health of our oceans -- yet is being hunted to extinction for soup.
OnEarth Now on Flipboard for the iPad
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August 8, 2011: The popular app now features OnEarth stories and blog posts in its Science section.
Help Me Upstage Jon Stewart: What Would You Ask About the World's Water Crisis?
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July 5, 2011: Tomorrow in New York City's Bryant Park I'll be leading a discussion with Alex Prud'homme, author of the new book The Ripple Effect: The Fate of Fresh Water in the 21st Century, and Irena Salina, an award-winning... read more >

Re "Help Me Upstage Jon Stewart: What Would You Ask About the World's Water Crisis?" (July 13, 2011): Here's a writeup from OnEarth intern Benjamin Preston about the event: http://www.onearth.org/blog/thirsty-world Thanks very much to those of you who suggested questions here and via Facebook, Twitter, and email. Read More >
Putting Down Roots
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June 19, 2011: A new dad plants the seeds of home -- and connects to his past -- with a backyard vegetable garden.

Re "Putting Down Roots" (May 26, 2011): Thanks, Dave, I appreciate it. Read More >
OnEarth Stories Now on Kindle from Amazon
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March 18, 2011: From the tooting our horn department: Now you can read select OnEarth feature stories on your e-reader, tablet, or smartphone.
Scott Dodd
Scott Dodd is the editor of OnEarth.org. He has more than 15 years of experience in newspapers, magazines, and digital media and is an adjunct professor at Columbia University, where he earned a master's degree in science writing. Visit his online portfolio at www.scott-dodd.com.
Del.icio.us The Frog of War @MotherJones on atrazine #greenreads
Del.icio.us Grand Canyon National Park bans sale of plastic water bottles #greenreads
Del.icio.us U.S. to require disclosure of fracking fluids on public land @Reuters #greenreads