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A Farmer Speaks

The new wave of urban farming (and fresh food from small spaces!) 1
Posted 2 weeks ago In Fresh Food from Small Spaces: The Square-Inch Gardener's Guide to Year-Round Growing, Fermenting, and Sprouting, author R. J. Ruppenthal makes sense of this seemingly counter-intuitive idea -- that farming has to be done outside, with a red barn and rolling fields of wheat. Because, it doesn't! It is possible to grow your own food indoors, in cramped spaces, and without access to land.
Does Schwarzenegger care more about tea partiers or the planet? 0
Posted 2 months ago Like any Hollywood actor, and like any politician, Arnold Schwarzenegger likes to talk a good game. And on climate, he talks a lot. He loves to promote inconsequential gab-fests like the Governors Global Summit on Climate Change. But when the rubber hits the road, will he actually, you know, do anything about it? Whether a bill on his desk gets a signature will tell us whether he is real or all puffery.
Nearly 1,800 interest groups lobbying on transportation bill 0
Posted 2 months, 1 week ago
Stewart Brand proclaims 4 environmental ‘heresies’ 2
Posted 4 months, 1 week ago
Smarter cities

The 15 most sustainable U.S. cities 28
Posted 4 months, 2 weeks ago
Seattle is the most sustainable big city in the nation, according to a list compiled by Smarter Cities, an NRDC project that looks at the progress American cities are making toward going green. Find out which other 14 cities made the list.
Green Acres

How smart is your city? 1
Posted 4 months, 2 weeks ago
Cities matter -- to our health, as well as to the health of the planet. How we build our cities can play a very important role in preserving and protecting the environment.
San Francisco solar energy incentive program shines bright in first year 0
Posted 4 months, 2 weeks ago
Mayor Gavin Newsom blogs about San Francisco's local solar energy incentive program.
Part I (of 100) in the Big Levers to Solve Climate Series

Three crucial steps to fixing climate change in cities 1
Posted 5 months, 3 weeks ago
If we're going to reduce the carbon footprint of big cities, we'll need to tackle all sorts of problems, from transportation to building codes. I have a few ideas where cities can start, but I need your help compiling a more comprehensive list.