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  Beyond the Backyard Garden: Urban Agriculture in Milwaukee

  Dave Steele | Tue, Jun 10th, 2008 | Category: Commentary | City: Milwaukee | Tags: dave steele, milwaukee, economy, green, sustainability, produce, midwest, corn, urban agriculture, urban garden, tractor | 2

  Thanks to industrialized agriculture, there’s a wide gulf between those who produce food and those who consume it. Too many city-dwellers lack access to nutritious, non-processed foods. Urban agriculture promises to change that. 

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• The Daily Report

  Federalism and Pollution: Enemies of Los Angeles

  Evan Miller | Wed, May 7th, 2008 | Category: Guests | City: Los Angeles | Tags: environment, transportation, california, economy, energy, green, evan miller, the new argument, oil, video, sports, events, congress, average, target, mandate, epa | 2

  With the recent White House-sanctioned raise in CAFE standards, the battle of federal fuel economy regulations versus state emissions and pollutants standards will clash once again. A fight that killed General Motor’s electric car in the 90s, Los Angeles and cities like it will not let their states loosen environmental standards at the hand of federalism. The New Argument’s Evan Miller reports. 

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• The Daily Report

  The Green List - Milk, Eggs, Bread, Fluorescent bulbs, Hybrid Cars…

  Jeffrey Hill | Sat, Apr 12th, 2008 | Category: Commentary | Tags: jeffrey hill, environment, suburbs, energy, green, sustainability, money, politicians, produce, taxpayers, consumers, connecticut, going green, green shopping, leed | 1

  Shopping green is good for businesses, political groups, builders, car companies, and oh, the environment. Knocking on doors and pressuring citizens to buy compact fluorescent bulbs and other marked products does not show concern or respect for our environment. It implies that people who cannot afford consumer goods are bad for the planet.

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• Headlines

  Martin Luther King Remembered, Public-Housing Not Remembered, New Orleans Economic Immunity, More

  Jeffrey Hill | Fri, Apr 4th, 2008 | Category: Headlines | City: Headlines | Tags: environment, hillary clinton, news, obama, barack obama, headlines, clinton, foreclosure, infrastructure, green, architecture, homeless, mortgage, boston, architects, katrina, foreclosures, beijing, japan, janet speyrer, oakland, bronx, new york mets, dr. janet speyrer, kyoto, new york yankees, boston red sox, martin luther king jr. | 0

  America evaluates change since Martin Luther King Jr.’s death, democratic presidential candidates still ignoring key city issues, economist Janet Speyrer offers insight on how recession may or may not impact New Orleans, Kyoto passes new accord and more in today’s headlines.

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• Headlines

  City graduation rates, Harlem’s green building, Ralph Rapson dies, Next American City vs. Big Oil?

  Jeffrey Hill | Tue, Apr 1st, 2008 | Category: Headlines | City: Headlines | Tags: jeffrey hill, environment, news, building, detroit, energy, green, architecture, oil, minneapolis, harlem, forbes, austin, whole foods, toyota, ralph rapson | 0

  New reports shows 50 of the largest cities in the U.S. have high school graduation rates lower than 50 percent. Philadelphia City Council rethinks urban planning strategy. David & Joyce Dinkins Gardens, built in Harlem, features green standards and Next American City chosen as one of the panelists to grill big oil companies at new congressional hearing? Today’s headlines.

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• Headlines

  Philly Presidential Debate, Chinese Super-Cities, Carl Rowe Interview, Alphono Jackon Blues, MORE

  Jeffrey Hill | Tue, Mar 25th, 2008 | Category: Headlines | City: Headlines | Tags: jeffrey hill, news, building, obama, clinton, energy, green, sustainability, democrats, atlanta, architects, china, art, economics, michael nutter, carl rowe, alphonso jackson, chinese, music, austin | 0

  Philadelphia Daily News reports: “Mayor (Michael) Nutter said yesterday that he wants to get presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama to Philadelphia for a public discussion of urban issues before the April 22 Democratic primary ... Nutter said that issues affecting American cities haven’t gotten enough attention in the campaign. ‘Health care is very important,’ Nutter said. ‘The war is very, very important. But if you live at 56th and Master, you’re not as focused on what al Qaeda is doing.” MORE

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• Web Exclusives

  NAC exclusive interview: Marc Alt, founding co-chair of the AIGA Center for Sustainable Design

  Jeffrey Hill | Fri, Mar 21st, 2008 | Category: Report | Tags: jeffrey hill, building, economy, energy, green, legislation, china, nac, ethanol, gm, aiga, marc alt, corporatations, greenwashing, philadelphia society of ethics | 0

  Before he gave a lecture on green design at the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) center in Philadelphia, Marc Alt, the center’s co-founder, sat down for an interview with Jeffrey Hill of Next American City. In their conversation, Alt spoke about the new, trendy environmental focus of many American businesses. Read on to find out why Alt gave an unlikely corporation—Wal-Mart—a green thumbs up.

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• Headlines

  Corruption in New Orleans, Phone-book free Cambridge, Toll Skepticism, MORE…

  Hayley Richardson | Fri, Mar 21st, 2008 | Category: Headlines | City: Headlines | Tags: transportation, building, green, brooklyn, katrina, atlantic, corruption, tolls | 1

  Headlines for March 21st 2008.

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