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Air pollution actually messes with your genes
Sometimes you just have to put people in a smog chamber and dose them with diesel. For science.
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Is video streaming greener than DVDs?
A reader frets that her home entertainment habits may be rubbing the climate the wrong way. Umbra scratches below the surface.
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Now is the time to invest in solar, because people are stupid
Many investors seem to think that because oil prices are low, solar is in trouble. They're deeply confused about energy markets.
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Felons, addicts, immigrants: This bakery will hire anyone
A socially conscious Yonkers bakery founded by a Buddhist teacher pioneers a novel "see no evil" approach to human resources -- and it works.
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Why a military general declared war on polluters
Lt. Gen. Russel L. Honoré is leading a charge against Louisiana's biggest polluters. Is a gubernatorial run next?
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This beer is literally made from piss
Pouring purified pee down your throat might seem, well, disgusting, but bear with us for a moment.
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This map is bad news for the Midwest
The Midwest has some very sweaty summers in store.
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Can drones save the world?
We're rapidly approaching the drone saturation point.
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What if virtual reality is our best chance to save the planet?
The Sundance premiere of Racing Extinction was pretty depressing -- but not for the obvious reasons.
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London is building Europe’s longest bike superhighway
The billion-dollar "segregated cycleway" will stretch approximately 18 miles directly through the center of the city.