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After three days of water rationing, an entire city flushes its toilets at the same time
It was called the Big Flush.
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Chevron faces criminal investigation into attempts to hide pollution
The investigation focuses on the same refinery in Richmond, Calif., where last month's explosion occurred.
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Now you can download and print an entire house
A London-based design team has come up with DIY designs for “WikiHouses,” which let would-be home constructors download plans and “print” the components themselves rather than buying them in a factory. In practice, I am pretty sure I couldn’t build a house even if all the parts were made for me. But in theory, this […]
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Planting rebellion: How to reclaim our seed culture
A new book highlights the culture of "seed-savers" and reveals the crucial, often invisible role seeds play in keeping our food system stable and genetically diverse.
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Ask Umbra: Who’s the greenest character on TV?
A reader wonders which shows have the best eco-role models. Umbra goes channel surfing.
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Here’s a nice story about a cute baby endangered sea turtle getting rescued
Cute turtle rehabbed by nice people at Florida's Marine Science Center is nurtured, returned to the wild.
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David Byrne plays Scrabble with bike racks in Brooklyn
The former Talking Heads front man-turned-bicycle-advocate is making his mark on the NYC streetscape with funky new cycle infrastructure.
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Five weird burgers (and the companies who should sponsor them)
Here's a wrap-up of some of the weirdest hamburgers in recent history -- complete with imaginary corporate backers.
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House passes terrible ‘Stop the War on Coal’ bill before heading to recess
The legislation, which will never become law, is an embarrassment. That's all there is to it.
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Friday music blogging: Wintersleep
It sounds like a punchline to say so (because almost every sentence including “Canada” sounds like a punchline to me), but: Canada has a fantastic indie-music scene. Arcade Fire, Feist, Stars, Tegan & Sara — the list goes on and on. And they all seem to know one another and play in one another’s bands. […]
