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Ask Umbra: How do I know if my local swimming hole is safe?
A reader wonders if it's OK for her kids to dip into a nearby river. Umbra gets testy.
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Is climate change the new slavery?
When a volcanic eruption threw the global climate into chaos two centuries ago, slavery surged. We can expect more such humanitarian crises in our climate-changed future.
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No-till farming’s Johnny Appleseed — in a grimy Prius
Jeff Mitchell rides up and down California's Central Valley bearing a message: Farming without plowing saves soil and money.
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Insane cycling video will make you hold your breath for two minutes
Grist cannot be held responsible for the peeing of your pants while watching this.
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This giant vacuum will suck the pollution out of rivers
Check out famous vacuum dude James Dyson's design for the M.V. Recyclone boat, a.k.a. the U.S.S. Sucky (in our minds, at least).
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Here’s what fracking can do to your health
A new study examines the potential hazards of natural gas extraction.
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Mark Ruffalo, you are our chosen green celeb! (We hope you like fruit)
The people have spoken, and one lucky man in Hollywood will be the happy recipient of a fruit basket.
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This velomobile is basically an electric car without the hassle
If the words “recumbent trike” make your lip curl, we understand. But the solar-powered, electric ELF deserves a second look.
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“Years of Living Dangerously” host on the climate change stories we need to tell
M. Sanjayan, a host of Showtime's new series on climate change, talks about almost dying on set, telling the stories behind science, and the new face of global warming.
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No, the IPCC climate report doesn’t call for a fracking boom
Ignore those misleading media reports. The U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change actually calls for a clean energy revolution.
