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Ask Umbra: How do I dispose of an old TV set?
A reader's grandparents dumped their TV in the swamp. Umbra helps him channel some positive energy. Bonus: Tips for corralling your peas sans disposable bags.
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One Mexican community raises its fortunes with oregano
The Oregano Caxtle Co-operative aims to keep labor and revenues in Mexico by cutting out "coyote" middlemen.
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Food hubs: Sustainable agriculture’s missing link
Before food hubs were trendy, Veritable Vegetable was figuring out how to make the concept work.
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Will Obama do the right thing on ozone and smog this time around?
Obama has been as bad as Bush when it comes to curbing ground-level ozone pollution. But soon he'll have another chance to get ozone rules right.
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Senator Markey calls on Secretary Jewell to suspend federal coal leases, as Peabody brags about exporting our coal
Senator Ed Markey called for a suspension of new federal coal lease sales this week, following the release of a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report that highlighted problems with the Department of Interior’s coal leasing program. Markey detailed his concerns in a letter to Interior Secretary Sally Jewell with eight questions about the coal leasing […]
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We can’t get enough of this video of young seals acting like puppies
These lucky divers got to frolic underwater with seal pups.
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Climate change could cause zombie smallpox (but, uh, it probably won’t) (BUT IT COULD)
Warming global temperatures could thaw out the bodies of smallpox victims in Siberia, a place so cold that the virus might have been sent into stasis instead of killed. Maybe.
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20, it’s a blessing: Celebrating two decades of environmental justice
In 1994, President Clinton signed Executive Order 12898, a landmark in protecting communities of color from industrial pollution. For those living in the dirty streets, it was long overdue.
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How 350.org went from “strange kid” to head of the green class
350.org's May Boeve explains how the organization nearly got founded at a Montana microbrewery, how it drew a line in the tar sands, and where it’s going next.
