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Going, going, gonzo: A famously twisted mind tackles the extinction crisis with a wicked pen
Ralph Steadman, the illustrator who collaborated with gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson, has a new book out about vanished species, both real and imagined.
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Energy conservation gets gamified
Businesses are using gamification to goad us into buying more junk. But some people are trying to harness online games for good causes.
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100 percent recycled bike is straight out of Portlandia
Do we actually have to tell you any more? It's a recycled bike. What, you're going to NOT get a RECYCLED BIKE?
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Marijuana growers endanger salmon, bears, and even dogs
The market for pot in California is booming, thanks to the legalization of medical marijuana, and that means bad news for the environment and critters.
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The new holiday mantra: More fun, less stuff
This year, go easy on the wallet and light on the land by writing your own rules for the holidays. Just don't lose the magic in the process.
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Happy holidays, here is a STUPID CUTE panda baby
On this holiday eve, as a reminder of all the good things in the world, here is a beyond-cute panda cub.
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This dog is also a trained archaeologist
We’ve always liked animals with jobs -- it’s a great example of humans and nature working together.
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Ask Umbra: What will it take to change the world?
A reader asks if saving the planet is better done from the top down or the bottom up. Umbra responds with a Four-Point Guide to Combating Either-Or Thinking.
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Amazing new house proves that green doesn’t have to mean expensive
In a tough neighborhood in Washington, D.C., the new Empowerhouse generates all of its own energy and captures all the rainwater that falls on site. And it didn’t cost a million bucks to build.
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Be considerate of future generations — and future species, too
In all likelihood, the impacts of climate change will outlast us, as a species. So what, if anything, do we owe our distant, post-human descendants?
