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Ask Umbra: Which is lighter on the land, wild game or farmed meat?
A reader is searching for the most eco-friendly flesh. Umbra chews on the alternatives.
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Want to know what the future tastes like? Eat some bugs
Eating insects may be easier on the planet, but how about the palate? Watch us find out in this video.
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Climate change has things on Earth looking rough? NASA’s got a fly getaway ship
The NASA scientist famous for saying that we can travel faster than light has cooked up an intersteller spaceship. And we want one.
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Texas Gov. Rick Perry wants Tesla’s green jobs. What’s Texas willing to give?
Perry is salivating over a new $5 billion electric car battery factory, with 6,500 high-paying jobs. Perhaps it's time to play hardball.
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Why David Brat is completely wrong about climate science
At a campaign event, he repeated the myth that climate scientists used to think we're headed into a new Ice Age.
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Stop lying! Enviros are fed up with false ads about Obama’s power plant rules
The National Mining Association is playing inaccurate radio ads, so a coalition of green group is asking the FCC to investigate.
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When cranky crude rides the rails, who should know?
The feds say the railroads need to inform state officials when they're shipping volatile oil. But the railroads want everyone to sign non-disclosure agreements.
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Why Cantor’s defeat is terrible for the climate — and the country
The House majority leader lost the GOP primary to a Tea Party challenger. That's a terrible omen for any sort of policy progress or competent governance.
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Four reasons why Portland became a cyclists’ utopia
It wasn't inevitable. Here are some of the things city leaders and residents did over the years to turn their town into a haven for bike riders.
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Looking for a place to film your live-action Frozen fan fic? Dutch students have you covered
Students and faculty at Eindhoven University of Technology are building a 131-foot-tall ice palace. That is, if the weather gets cold enough.
