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Sunday, February 20, 2011

Could Rooftop Gardens Help Ease Unrest in Mideast?

urfa turkey rooftops photo
These roofs are made for gardening?  
Photo: Jennifer Hattam.
Residents of Cairo have celebrated and cleaned up following the historic protests in the country. Now, the hard work of, as one sign put it, "building Egypt" begins. Though the factors that have created the ongoing unrest across the Middle East and North Africa are numerous, both peak oil and high food prices seem to have played a role. Could environmental measures help create solutions as well?

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