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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
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
Barry Yeoman
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Lake Erie Deathwatch
Laura Fraser
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Is Your Shampoo Making You Fat?
Ted Genoways
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Tar Sands Showdown in the Nebraska Sandhills
Barry Estabrook
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You Want Superbugs With That?
Eric Scigliano
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The Great Oyster Crash
Laura Wright Treadway
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Baby, You Gotta Have Balls
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
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
How to Slow Climate Change? Stop Talking About It
By George Black | The Edge
January 27, 2012: Whether you focus on slowing global warming or improving public health in the world's poorest countries, eliminating black carbon is a climate solution that makes even skeptics smile. (13) Comments
Double Dating or Two Timing? The State of Obama's Energy Union
By Jeff Turrentine | Web Exclusive
January 25, 2012: Obama’s speech touts clean energy alongside more drilling, offering something for everyone to love (and hate). (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
Green Energy Investment Soared in 2011
By Suzanne Goldenberg | OnEarth Network
January 13, 2012: Worldwide renewable energy funding hit $260 billion last year, with the U.S. surpassing China for the first time since 2008. (0) Comments
NIMBY Protests Take Aim at Renewable Energy
By Rae Tyson | OnEarth Network
January 10, 2012: Americans say they want renewable power. But when energy projects hit too close to home, many are heading to the picket line. (1) 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
My Top Greenreads of 2011: Good News, Bad News, and a Little Soul-Searching
By George Black | The Edge
December 28, 2011: Praise for the environmental journalism that shed the brightest light this year on monumental questions facing our civilization. (1) Comments