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Urban Agriculture Success Stories (that you may have missed)

A successful urban farm in Philadelphia: Greensgrow Farm IV Can small scale, urban farming feed the world… or even provide a significant portion of the food needed for local residents? I don’t know… I...

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Should We Crowdsource the Next Set of Millennium Development Goals?

The post Should We Crowdsource the Next Set of Millennium Development Goals? appeared first on Sustainablog. How can we get more people involved in the next round of Millennium Development Goals? How...

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By the Numbers – Data Highlights from Full Planet, Empty Plates

The post By the Numbers – Data Highlights from Full Planet, Empty Plates appeared first on Sustainablog. More than 150 data sets accompany Lester R. Brown’s latest book, Full Planet, Empty Plates: The...

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Cultivating a Better Food System in 2013

The post Cultivating a Better Food System in 2013 appeared first on Sustainablog. Danielle Nierenberg and Ellen Gustafson, founders of new organization The Food Tank, share their ideas for improving...

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Baby Busts and Ponzi Demography: The Costs of Population Growth

The post Baby Busts and Ponzi Demography: The Costs of Population Growth appeared first on Sustainablog. Worried about the "baby bust" under discussion in some media outlets? John Seager of Population...

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Solar Lights & Water Pumps: Simple Tech for Alleviating Poverty

The post Solar Lights & Water Pumps: Simple Tech for Alleviating Poverty appeared first on Sustainablog. Can solar power help eradicate extreme poverty in the developing world? Many social...

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Harvesting Justice 18: Meet Up, Eat Up, Act Up – Consumers Join the Movement...

The post Harvesting Justice 18: Meet Up, Eat Up, Act Up – Consumers Join the Movement for Food Workers’ Rights appeared first on Sustainablog. “We are trying to have workers become as trendy as local...

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Poverty and Obesity: What’s the Connection? [Infographic]

The post Poverty and Obesity: What’s the Connection? [Infographic] appeared first on Sustainablog. We don’t do as much on issues of human health as much as some of our sister sites, but our concern...

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Living Global Water Scarcity: the Four Liter Challenge

The post Living Global Water Scarcity: the Four Liter Challenge appeared first on Sustainablog. DIGDEEP's Four Liter Challenge event aims to help Americans recognize the reality of water scarcity in...

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The Battle For Plastic Water Bottles Among Chinese Recyclers [Video]

The post The Battle For Plastic Water Bottles Among Chinese Recyclers [Video] appeared first on Sustainablog. Cutting-edge recycling companies in China have a hard time getting materials like plastic...

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Fighting Food Waste In India And Pakistan: The Robin Hood Army

The post Fighting Food Waste In India And Pakistan: The Robin Hood Army appeared first on Sustainablog. Food waste in India and Pakistan is greater than you might expect, and new organization Robin...

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