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Obama creates five new national monuments
He is protecting land on the San Juan Islands off the coast of Washington state, creating a monument to Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railway in Maryland, and more.
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Noble hunter rescues lost seal pup mysteriously stranded in a Swedish forest
The pup was four miles away from any open body of water.
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The most metal way to recycle your water bottles: Make them into DIY rockets
This may not be a sensible alternative to recycling, but it is an excellent alternative to NOT shooting flaming bottles at stuff.
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Can we 3D print our way out of climate change?
3D printing could slash the carbon footprint of manufacturing and provide nifty solutions for a disaster-prone world.
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Ask Umbra: Is it cruel to kill insects?
A reader wonders if it’s OK to wear earrings made of butterfly wings. Umbra wants you to weigh in.
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Sustainable food loses its biggest champion in Washington, D.C.
Kathleen Merrigan promoted local and organic foods in an agency that has for years been infatuated with big commodity ag.
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Are We Winning the Clean vs. Dirty Energy Battle?
“I’d put my money on the sun and solar energy. What a source of power! I hope we don’t have to wait until oil and coal run out before we tackle that.” -Thomas Edison, 1931 I’ve been doing just about all I can for the last 10 years to help build the climate movement. For […]
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Phoenix is doomed — to be a target for doomsayers
Phoenix may be in the bullseye of climate change, but it's got this over most other cities: It's built for the heat.
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The worst way to measure energy efficiency
The international focus on "energy intensity" is hurting the fight against climate change.
