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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 Wendy Gordon
Fish Feud: The Right to Know about GMO
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February 3, 2012: Consumers in California apparently don’t have the right to know if they are buying genetically engineered foods. The California Assembly recently voted down the Consumer Right To Know Act, or AB 88, which was introduced by... read more >
Slipping into My Mother's Shirt and Values
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January 24, 2012: Could it be the recession that’s making us a bit more mindful of our consumption and spending habits -- what we need, what we don't need, and what we waste? I, for one, have made a number of adjustments to my spending... read more >
Gas-Sipping Cars Drive Away with Top Safety Ratings
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January 18, 2012: When it comes to cars, my husband and I won't trade on safety.Don't get me wrong. I'm all for the Obama administration’s proposed 54.5 miles-per-gallon carbon pollution and fuel efficiency standards for cars and light trucks... read more >
Save a Life; Tax Soda
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January 11, 2012: Forty-five can be a sizeable number. Especially when it's the number of gallons of sweet beverages the average American consumes in one year. This jolting news was published in the January 2012 issue of Health Affairs. How... read more >
No Coal in Obama's Stocking This Year
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December 21, 2011: If you are wishing for some good news out of Washington, here's something: the Obama administration just issued tough new rules curbing mercury and other poisons emitted by coal-fired utilities this week. For the first time... read more >
Radiant Gifts
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December 12, 2011: Thanks to President George W. Bush and his positively brilliant idea to sign into law in 2007 a federal energy bill establishing energy-efficiency standards for light bulbs, inventiveness in the lighting sector has been... read more >
Where Everything's Waiting for You (Downtown)
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December 6, 2011: "It was a converted carriage house," says Jane Cameron of the home in Hastings, New York, where she and her husband, Jamie, raised their family. Seven thousand square feet on two acres of land, the open-style house had five... read more >
How I Spent My Black Friday: Selling -- Not Buying -- Patagonia Fleeces on eBay
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November 29, 2011: My nephew’s wife had signed on for the midnight-to-7 A.M. shift at the Old Navy in a New Jersey suburb. My niece was on duty all day at J. Crew’s flagship store in Manhattan’s Flatiron District. I wished them both multiple... read more >
Got Dirt? Give Thanks
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November 22, 2011: Thanksgiving dinner is a rare American meal, and not just because it's an annual event celebrated with family and friends. This day of gratitude tends to spin off the yummiest of leftovers, so mercifully little food ends up... read more >
The Blessing of Variety: An Eco-Omnivore's Thanksgiving
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November 9, 2011: "If you are an environmentalist, why do you eat meat?" I get asked this a lot, often around Thanksgiving when of course the traditional meal contains a giant turkey with meat enough for days of sandwiches, casseroles,... read more >
Wendy Gordon

Wendy Gordon has been a leader in the green consumer movement for two decades. She founded Mothers & Others for a Livable Planet, a pioneering consumer outreach organization, and Green Guide, the go-to resource for the eco-conscious consumer, acquired in 2007 by

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