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Big City Goes Green -- from Streets, to Fleets to Rooftops July 18th, 2008

Chicago's Green Renaissance Is a Model for Cities Everywhere

The Windy City. City of the Big Shoulders. Chi-Town. Chicago has always had plenty of nicknames, but the Second City's industrial past has also left it with plenty of pollution. In this video, though, we...more

Can Skyscraper Farming Work in Big Cities? July 16th, 2008

Vertical Farms Are Moving Beyond Science Fiction

Imagine a skyscraper that looms above New York or Shanghai and is filled, not with offices or condos, but with acres of fresh fruits and vegetables ready to feed hungry pedestrians hurrying past on the...more

City Farmers Cash In May 16th, 2008

Urban Ag Makes A Profit

Gardens are popping up where you’d least expect them—under elevated train tracks, in partially torn-down factories, on balconies, and behind rows of apartment buildings. And, these aren’t just home gardeners growing tomatoes for the occasional...more

Urban Garbage Dumps May 5th, 2008

Japan’s urban mines, aka landfills, are estimated to have in them 6,800 tons of gold compared to 765 tons in Japan's official reserves. This is more even than the official reserves of Germany and the...more