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Growing Cities: An Urban Farming Road Trip
posted May 04, 2012 - Can farming revitalize our cities and change the way we eat? Follow two friends across the United States to find out.
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Radical Homemaking … In the South of France?
by Shannon Hayesposted Apr 18, 2012 - Shannon Hayes: Do radical homemaking and foreign travel mix?
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How Biking Benefits Everyone
by Jay Walljasperposted Apr 02, 2012 - Just because someone doesn’t bike, doesn’t mean they can’t benefit from cities and towns making biking a priority.
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A DIY Civilization
by Colleen Shaddoxposted Mar 26, 2012 - Can we create the machines of modern life sustainably, cheaply, and close to home?
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Boulder Votes to Free Its Electric Company
by Valerie Schloredtposted Mar 26, 2012 - Running their own utility means sun and wind energy instead of coal.
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At the Crossroads of Climate and Food
by Richard Conlinposted Mar 25, 2012 - What role do cities have in promoting climate-friendly food?
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Bring On the Next American Revolution
by Larry Gabrielposted Mar 20, 2012 - Book Review: At 96, Grace Boggs gives us a new handbook for transformation—from victims to empowered citizens.
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4 New Ideas for a Bicycle Planet
by Kate Malongowski, Jennifer Kayeposted Jan 11, 2012 - A school bus pedaled by kids, the world’s largest bike-share, and other innovations that are changing how we cycle.
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Pittsburgh Rides it Forward
by Kate Malongowskiposted Dec 20, 2011 - Get a bike, fix a bike, give a bike—how a local collective spreads the love of cycling.
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Dutch School Bus is a Bicycle Built for Ten
by Kate Malongowskiposted Dec 20, 2011 - An eco-friendly bicycle bus harnesses the pedal power of kids.
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In China, Bike-Sharing on a Big Scale
by Jennifer Kayeposted Dec 20, 2011 - Hangzhou, China: 7 million people. 50,000 public bikes. 240,000 trips a day. The largest public cycling system on Earth.
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Jason F. McLennan: Bringing Buildings to Life
by Kim Eckartposted Dec 14, 2011 - The YES! Breakthrough 15: Designing the world’s greenest building standards.
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A Vending Machine—for Bikes
by Jennifer Kayeposted Nov 19, 2011 - In Minneapolis, two entrepreneurs invented a new way of bringing bike-repair tools to cyclists on the road.
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Best Job in the Neighborhood—And They Own It
by Susan Arterian Changposted Nov 10, 2011 - How worker co-ops are expanding despite the rust-belt economy.
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Green Jobs Calling
by Madeline Ostranderposted Nov 10, 2011 - The citizens of two cities are finding the customers, finances, and skills to put together green jobs.
