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Climate activist explains why going green is like coming out
Gerod Rody is a business school grad and LGBTQ activist who wants to save the planet, one Earth Gay at a time.
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This Amish paradise goes beyond organic farming
Leave it to the Amish to modernize farming without harmful agri-chemicals.
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Climate change’s relationship with the sea just got more mysterious
OK, so the mile-deep ocean isn't warming that much -- but that's no reason to break out the denier kibble.
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Couldn’t make SXSW Eco? Watch it here
The lineup of this year's SXSW Eco reads like the who's who of environmentalism -- join in on the fun!
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Watch kids deliver congressional climate deniers’ greatest hits
In this video, actual kids read actual Rand Paul and Michelle Bachmann quotes.
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The cruel, increasingly usual prison punishment no one is talking about
Climate change and urban heat islands are making life inside the big house even more intolerable for the guilty and innocent alike.
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Farm tech isn’t a war between good and evil — it’s a quest for whatever works
Forget the ideological showdowns. Poor farmers will thrive when they find the right mix of high and low technologies that serves their needs.
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Nature called to say she’s over you — and she sounds suspiciously like Julia Roberts
Julia Roberts, Harrison Ford, and Edward Norton lend their voices to inanimate entities for some passive aggressive human-shaming.
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How many times can I use a towel before it gets gross?
A reader wants to dry off responsibly. Umbra brings out the fold standby.
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How to pick mushrooms without poisoning yourself
The beginner's guide to mushroom hunting -- because every fungi forager has to start somewhere.