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The climate in 2015: Everything’s coming together while everything falls apart
The planet’s changing climate demands that we summon the energy to leave behind the Age of Fossil Fuel (and maybe some of the Age of Capitalism as well).
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How to use up your holiday cookie surplus by baking a pie
I tried turning leftover cookies into a pie. Here's what happened next. (Spoiler: I ate it)
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Christmas is over — it’s time to throw your tree to the goats
A Christmas tree recycling program in California is feeding pines to goats to prevent brush fires in landfills.
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What’s in a name? These farmers know
Blazing Pitchforks Ranch, Fruit Loop Acres, Second Cloud On The Left Farm — these spreads have the most fantastic names.
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Pro-life equals pro-planet for this green evangelical leader
Five revelations from Ben Lowe, a religious greenie who's sparking a young evangelical movement.
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![If you’re THAT PERSON who left the gift buying until the last possible moment -- well, looks like you’re shit out of luck ... just kidding! There are always hugs. Everyone likes a hug. Especially if it comes with a check and a promise to do better next year. Happy holidays!]()
![If you’re THAT PERSON who left the gift buying until the last possible moment -- well, looks like you’re shit out of luck ... just kidding! There are always hugs. Everyone likes a hug. Especially if it comes with a check and a promise to do better next year. Happy holidays!]()
If you forgot a gift, you can always hug it out
If you forgot to buy a present for that special someone, unfold those arms and get to hugging.
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6 things to laugh about from 2014, a real trash can of a year
These are the six best laugh-worthy moments that came out of some remarkably terrible news for the environment.
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Please save my favorite Christmas cookies, reader begs
A reader is hard pressed to find a sustainable cookie maker. Umbra excels at pizzelles.
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Love and long-distance travel in the time of climate change
It's very strange to be in a position where you weigh spending the holidays with people you love against the climate crisis.
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![Protesters march next to One World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan in New York City as thousands of demonstrators take to the streets demanding justice for the death of Eric Garner, December 4, 2014.]()
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Lessons from 2014: If you care about green cities, you must care about justice too
Cities may hold the solutions to our global climate crisis -- but only if we address deep-seated inequities.
