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Urban Harvest

Confronting climate change and poverty, a new crop of city farmers comes of age in Africa.
Guardian Environmental Network

Why the Planet Needs a Free Press

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By Emily Voigt
December 23, 2008
Nature & Wildlife Business & Politics

Listen above or download. Running time: 5 minutes, 15 seconds.

Joel Simon, the executive director of the Committee to Protect Journalists, reads his essay from OnEarth's Winter 2009 issue, "Why the Planet Needs a Free Press."

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Emily Voigt is a freelance writer and producer in New York. Her work has appeared in the science section of The New York Times and on "This American Life," among other places. She is the recipient of a Pulitzer Traveling Fellowship from the... READ MORE >
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Jeff Hyland Wrote on May 11, 2009 - 11:46

Project: Southern Tier (Cross Country Bicycle Ride / Environmental Documentary Series)

In a world of Environmental Change Where are we at?

Check out the first Episode in HD on Vimeo.

http://vimeo.com/channels/36364
Highlights Include:
Ed Begley Jr
Aquarium of the Pacific - CEO Dr. Jerry Schubel
Nobel Prize Chemistry 1995 - Dr. Sherwood Roland
Earth Resource Foundation - Stephanie Barger
Waste Management - Alberto Guardado
Southern Nevada Water Authority - Doug Bennett
Fire Ecologist NAU - Dr. Pete Fule
Global Solar - Scott Weidman
Tucson Electric Power - Joe Salkowski
Biosphere 2 - John Adams
Tuesday Night Bike Ride - University of Arizona Campus
BICAS - Bicycle Inter Community Art and Salvage