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Farmers markets growing like weeds around country

The USDA announced that there are now 6,132 farmers markets in the country, up a stunning 214 percent since 2000. But direct sales still represent just a tiny drop in the U.S. food bucket.

Green the Block and President Obama Are One Year Older: But Do We Celebrate?

by Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins, (CEO, Green For All) and Rev. Lennox Yearwood, Jr., (President, Hip Hop Caucus) Cross-posted from Huffington Post A year ago today, Green The Block was born in a ceremony held in the West Wing of the White House while President Barack Obama celebrated his own 48th birthday. It was a tremendous honor […]

A way forward — climate hope in a prison of despair

The U.S. Senate has rejected taking action on a significant climate or energy bill this year. Heads are hanging in despair, moans of anguish are rising, and arguments are breaking out about who is to blame. Hope is here --- a light can still shine ... Here's how.

How to make Smart Growth affordable

If you live in a walkable, transit-connected neighborhood, you'll probably spend less on transportation. Perhaps mortgage lenders should take note. Here's how smarter mortgages could crack the Smart Growth housing premium.

Standing in the way of justice for the BP calamity

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) announced yesterday that he would scuttle plans to attempt to debate the Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Spill Accountability Act, S. 3663, which would remove the ridiculously low liability cap of $75 million for damag

We're hot as hell and we're not going to take it any more

For years, the fight for a climate bill has been led by moderate green groups. Clearly, their strategy doesn't work. Time to get mad, and then busy.

Colorado gov. candidate: Biking and transit are part of U.N. plot

Recently I spoke with Denver mayor and Colorado governor candidate John Hickenlooper, who's worked to expand the city's transit system and launch a bike-sharing program that lets members get around the central city without burning gas or contributing to traffic congestion. It's only fair to report what Hickenlooper's leading opponent for governor has to say. Ladies and gentlemen, Dan Maes.

Report: Energy efficiency can save oil, avoid dangerous drilling

Retrofitting houses to run on cleaner fuel and make them more energy efficient could save as much oil as would be spilled in two Deepwater Horizon disasters a month. So says a report from the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Institute for Market Transformation.

Drilling f-ed the Gulf; now will New York get fracked by drilling too?

Drill, baby, drill. First the Gulf gets oiled-up and spit out by BP -- but now, will drilling for natural gas leave New York literally nauseous?

The Governator defends a farm-labor regime that dates back to the days of lynchings

By vetoing a bill that would have given farm workers equal footing with other workers, California's governor has defended an injustice that lies at the heart of our food system.