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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
The Constant Gardeners
By Jocelyn C. Zuckerman | From the Mag
November 28, 2011: Faced with increasing drought and desertification, Africans are focusing on a new farming frontier: the cities. (7) Comments
Laura Wright Treadway
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Redrawing the American City
Adam Aston
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Steering Ford Toward Sustainability
Matthew Power
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Motown Revival?
Claire Dederer
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The Nature Principle
Lindsey Konkel
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The Philadelphia Story
Joe Dolce
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The Bicycle Diaries
How the Stimulus Revived the Electric Car
By Michael Grabell | OnEarth Network
February 2, 2012: The electric-car industry has been shocked back to life in the United States. The question is whether it will thrive. (0) Comments
High Voltage: The Fast Track to Plug In the Auto Industry
By Adam Aston | Reviews
December 13, 2011: A new book chronicles the technological challenges and environmental benefits of the emerging electric vehicle industry. (2) Comments
High Line: The Inside Story of New York City's Park in the Sky
By Laura Wright Treadway | Reviews
December 6, 2011: The story behind the decades-long effort to create a public park perched atop an abandoned elevated rail line. (0) Comments
Pimp My Eco-Ride
By Zach Zorich | Living Green
November 30, 2011: Forget souping up your car to look cool or ride fast: eco-modders are hell-bent on energy independence. (2) Comments
AUDIO SLIDESHOW: Urban Farming in Africa
By Jaime Bedrin | multimedia
November 23, 2011: With food and water shortages devastating parts of Africa, taking advantage of every available bit of farmland is crucial -- even in some of the biggest and poorest cities in the world. (0) Comments
Meet the Change Makers: Maersk Gets Shipshape
By Adam Aston | Q&A
October 13, 2011: They use some of the dirtiest fuel on the planet, meaning one giant container ship can produce as much pollution annually as 50 million cars. But at Maersk Line, a new class of more energy-efficIent vessels is helping transform the industry. (1) Comments
Meet the Change Makers: Steering Ford Toward Sustainability
By Adam Aston | Q&A
September 29, 2011: Instead of focusing on flashy electric vehicles (although it has some of those, too), the only Detroit automaker that didn’t need a bailout is working to carve out mileage gains in every one of its offerings. (3) Comments
The Nature Principle
By Claire Dederer | Reviews
September 23, 2011: He coined the term "nature-deficit disorder." Now Richard Louv is back with a new book that says the nature we need is right in front of us. We just have to learn to see it. (0) Comments
The Bicycle Diaries
By Joe Dolce | Living Green
September 12, 2011: A longtime urban biker finds the culture around him has shifted, in a way that’s (mostly) good. (0) Comments
INFOGRAPHIC: A Quarter Million New Yorkers Reside Below Potential Storm Surge
By Climate Central | OnEarth Network
August 27, 2011: Global warming's effects have put more and more people in harm's way in New York, where flooding from a hurricane could create massive problems. (0) Comments