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There’s a local flower movement blooming
Activist, author, and podcaster Debra Prinzing wants to make the slow flower movement a thing.
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How human composting will change death in the city
The financial and environmental costs of burial and cremation are high, but there could be a better way.
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How the U.S. Embassy used Twitter to clear China’s air
The U.S. Embassy in Beijing tweeted data from an air-quality monitor, which triggered profound change in China’s environmental policy.
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The GOP’s king corn problem
Republicans contort themselves in order to champion big-government ethanol support.
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Florida officials banned from talking about climate change
And if they can’t name the problem, you can bet they can’t do anything about it either -- a big problem in a low-lying coastal state.
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3 big food system problems begging for innovation
We consume too much food, we produce too little food, and our farming screws up the environment. What can individuals do to improve this picture?
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Which is worse, a K-Cup or a throw-away coffee cup?
A reader wants to know the lesser of two coffee evils. Umbra cups the ante.
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The sharing economy is bullsh!t. Here’s how we can take it back
Real sharing can help solve big problems like climate change. But we have to start small.
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Watch Obama call tar-sands oil “extraordinarily dirty”
The president disparaged the Keystone XL pipeline plan and the filthy crude it would carry during a town hall event on Friday.
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Cabbage gets a delicious makeover
Here's how to store, prep, and make the most of cabbage without wasting a scrap.
