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Ask Umbra: Do they still make alarm clocks that don’t require batteries or electricity?
A reader is tired of waking up to her smartphone. Umbra crows about the alternatives.
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This bill would help build the kinds of communities where millennials want to live
A new Senate proposal would make it easier for local governments to do transit-oriented development.
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Watch this “Years of Living Dangerously” takedown of Koch-funded Americans for Prosperity
Showtime's climate change series takes a hard look at Chris Christie, RGGI, and Americans for Prosperity.
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It only took 28 years to get solar panels back on the White House roof!
After years of repeated grumblings of “we’re going to do this, we promise,” Obama has finally plunked some solar panels on his house.
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Is Whole Foods really that threatened by Walmart offering organics?
Classism will insulate Whole Foods from Walmart's organic offerings. It's like Starbucks versus McDonald's.
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Obama lays out plan to boost solar energy and energy efficiency
If you're worried about climate change, these steps might seem small-bore. They are. Obama will be making a much bigger climate move next month.
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“As the Bus Stops” is your new fave transit-themed soap opera
Secret twins, surprise pregnancies, shared ... park-and-ride lots? It's all here.
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North Dakota is the deadliest state to work in
A new report finds exceptionally high fatality rates in the oil and gas and construction industries.
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We drank a pitcher of green sludge so you don’t have to
Can an all-in-one slurry really replace every single meal of the day? Place bets now.
