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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
Creature of the Deep
By Bruce Stutz | From the Mag
December 12, 2011: Charismatic and mysterious, the sturgeon has been around for 85 million years. We may have no more than 20 years left to save it from extinction. (0) Comments
Kim Tingley
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Reefs Rife with Disease
Bruce Barcott
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Save the Whales -- By Hunting Them?
Barry Yeoman
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Moon Bears in Distress, All for the Love of Bile
Ted Genoways
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The Man Who Loves Bats
Sharon Begley
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Climate Change Health Costs Add Up to One Big Bill
David Gessner
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How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Cape Wind
Reefs Rife with Disease
By Kim Tingley | Species Watch
February 2, 2012: Human waste is running offshore in the Caribbean and infecting elkhorn coral -- critical habitat for other sea creatures -- with one bad bug. (2) Comments
Green Screen: Five Environmental Films Set to Shine at Sundance
By Bruce Barcott | photo gallery
January 20, 2012: Before winning an Oscar, Al Gore's "Inconvenient Truth" made its first splash at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival. This year, five documentaries with green themes look to follow in its footsteps. (0) Comments
Shangri-La Hotels Take Shark Fin Soup off the Menu
By Jonathan Watts | OnEarth Network
January 18, 2012: Bans on shark fin soup have gained ground in the U.S. recently, and now major hotel chains in China are also working to protect sharks. (0) Comments
Gender Bending in the Rockies
By Kim Tingley | Species Watch
January 17, 2012: Too many brothers mean big trouble for female marmots. They don’t tease her or pull hair, but they could ruin her future family life. (0) Comments
Save the Whales -- By Hunting Them?
By Bruce Barcott | Web Exclusive
January 11, 2012: Biologists float a proposal that would make commercial whaling legal, but also let conservation groups buy up the hunting quotas. (3) Comments
Little Body, Big Sound
By Kim Tingley | Species Watch
January 3, 2012: It’s only 2 millimeters long, but this insect’s mating call can compete with the roar of a lawnmower. Engineers are seeking its sonorous secret. (0) Comments
PHOTOS: Year of the Billion-Dollar Disaster
By Dave Levitan | photo gallery
December 29, 2011: The United States suffered an unprecedented 12 weather-related disasters this year with damages of more than $1 billion. Get used to it. (1) Comments
Slow and Steady Wins ... a Second Chance
By Kim Tingley | Species Watch
December 21, 2011: On an island in the Indian Ocean, exotic tortoises fill in for long-gone natives and give dwindling ebony trees a chance to make a comeback. (0) Comments
Top 10 States Ravaged by Extreme Weather in 2011
By Climate Central | OnEarth Network
December 20, 2011: In a year that set the record for billion-dollar disasters, these states -- including Texas, North Carolina, and New Jersey -- were hit the worst. (0) Comments
Mixing My Metaphors
By Jill Sisson Quinn | From the Mag
December 20, 2011: Just think: earth is upside down, the sun never rises, and our bodies are made of stars. (1) Comments