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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 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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  Earmarking: A Necessary Evil

  Evan Miller | Wed, Apr 9th, 2008 | Category: Guests | Tags: education, evan miller, legislation, the new argument, politicians, arizona, gop, produce, washington dc, washington d.c., congress, lobbyist, advocate, connecticut, thenewargument, earmarks, earmarking, grant smith, k street | 0

  The influence of Washington’s K Street, home to the offices of D.C.’s most prominent lobbyists, can be seen on Main Streets from Sumner, Washington to Simsbury, Connecticut. From filling potholes to installing water treatment facilities, lobbyists have a growing influence on how cities, counties and states secure funding for infrastructural needs. Unfortunately, with the continuing demonizing of the earmarking process, securing such a provision has become increasingly controversial. Evan Miller of The New Argument reports. 

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  Senate Moves to Solve Housing Crisis

  Evan Miller | Wed, Apr 2nd, 2008 | Category: Guests | Tags: california, economy, republican, foreclosure, evan miller, mortgage, architects, politicians, 2008, gop, produce, target, encourage, thenewargument | 0

  A deal reached Tuesday by negotiations between congressional leaders allows a housing stimulus package to move forward to committee and asks for a finished product to be produced in 24 hours. A bipartisan legislative priority, this stimulus package is intended to bring much needed relief to crumbling neighborhoods across the country. The New Argument’s Evan Miller reports.

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  Honeybee shortages are everyone’s beeswax

  Jeffrey Hill | Thu, Feb 21st, 2008 | Category: Report | Tags: jeffrey hill, produce, american beekeepers association, pesticide, pollination, jeff goldblum, the onion, honeybee shortage, entomology, pest, national geographic, haagen-dazs, parasite, virus, penn state | 4

  

  One third of our human diet may soon disappear as the result of a massive honeybee shortage that has seen widespread coverage in the news, but little reaction from the public. Apples, avocados, blueberries, cherries, cranberries, cucumbers, melons, oranges, grapefruit, pumpkins, squash, sunflowers, tangerines, watermelon, clover and alfalfa all depend on honeybee pollination. In 2007, it was reported by the American Beekeepers Association that since 1975, 80 percent of honeybee hives…

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