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Yes, it’s getting hotter in the U.S. — but the humidity will kill you
Hotter temperatures mixed with humidity will make it unbearable to live in, oh, everywhere.
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Farm stands turn your backyard kale into cold, hard cash
Farm stands enable your neighbors to sell you farmers-market-quality produce with lemonade-stand convenience. But not all cities are psyched about them.
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The greenest man in America doesn’t drive a Prius or shop at Whole Foods
Lipo Chanthanasak's activism is so organic, granola gets jealous.
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Obama is absolutely lambasting Republicans on climate change now
The Democrats are increasingly using climate change as a wedge, marginalizing Republicans as elections approach.
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How can we break the cycle of bigger farms and fewer farmers?
A new documentary, Dryland, illustrates the brutal logic of rural depopulation. But the process isn't inevitable.
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I got 99 climate change problems — don’t make sexual harassment one
As a friend and fellow woman out in the warming world succinctly put it: “It got hot out, I put on a dress, people said things to me.”
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Ask Umbra: How many times can you recycle paper, anyway?
A reader wonders how far recycled paper can go. Umbra delivers.
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Happy first birthday, U.S. Climate Action Plan!
How much has Obama accomplished since he introduced his plan one year ago?
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Ma, why does my scratch and sniff smell like a gas leak?
When it comes to sniffing out leaky natural gas pipelines, it's time for kids to join the fun.
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This pop-up solar station looks like Optimus Prime, goes anywhere, and has wifi
The Ecos Powercube brings energy, water, and communications to remote places without using fossil fuels -- all packed into a shipping container.
