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• The Daily Report

  It Takes a Village

  Next American City | Mon, Jun 30th, 2008 | Category: Guests | City: Los Angeles | Tags: california, los angeles, sustainability, traffic, jeremy rosenberg, lois arkin, car retraining | 0

  On a block with a quixotic history, Lois Arkin and company dream up a sustainable urban community. Guest-blogger Jeremy Rosenberg reports from Los Angeles.

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• Columnists

  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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• NAC News

  NAC In San Francisco This Week! Events, News and More.

  Jeffrey Hill | Mon, Apr 21st, 2008 | Category: NAC News | City: NAC News | Tags: jeffrey hill, san francisco, sustainability, michelle kuly, next american city, symposium, pooja shah, popos, ecocity, spur, swig, joshua switzky, john bela, sarah karlinsky, upcoming events, public spaces, margie o’driscoll | 0

  This week, Next American City travels to San Francisco, hosting the “Space in the City” symposium on Wednesday, and a subscriber cocktail party on Thursday.  We will also be attending the Ecocity World Summit from April 22 to 26, where NAC’s publisher, Michelle Kuly, will be moderating a panel on sustainability and cities. Read for more details.

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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

  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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• The Daily Report

  Daryl Hannah is a passionate environmentalist

  Karl Weathers | Thu, Feb 7th, 2008 | Category: Commentary | Tags: environment, sustainability, wall street, karl weathers, shark swarm, kill bill, daryl hannah, grumpy old men, woody harrelson, the clan of the cave bear | 1

  This is part 1:

  Part two involves Daryl Hannah, specifically. No idea how we got on her mailing list, but someone at the Hallmark Channel decided The Next American City (and it’s mission of environmental and economic sustainability) deserved notification that Ms. Hannah—of Kill Bill, Grumpy Old Men, Wall Street and The Clan of the Cave Bear fame—has a new movie coming out. The PR is a little odd, even for PR. It begins: “Not only is Daryl Hannah a much sought after actress, she is…

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• The Daily Report

  Convenience culture: A roadblock to ‘sustainability’?

  Jeffrey Hill | Wed, Feb 6th, 2008 | Category: Commentary | Tags: commentary, jeffrey hill, environment, sustainability, luxury, wawa, resources, 7-eleven, social responsibility, convenience stores | 2

  I remember a friend of mine who was visiting from Germany once expressed his disbelief that 24-hour drive-thru pharmacies exist in this country. When I showed him this wonder, along with our supermarket aisle completely dedicated to cereal and of course, our Wawas, the look on his face made me realize just how much we have and how ridiculous it is that we can have it at anytime.

  
  --image courtesy of Salembargains.com

  Don’t get me wrong, I love my cereal aisles, 24 hour pharmacies and…

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