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Artist slices delicate, beautiful nature scenes out of leaves

Lorenzo Durán's cut-away leaf art is both mindblowing and a thoughtful meditation on ecology.

Slovenians house their bees in works of art

Slovenes provide gorgeous painted beehives for their colonies

An open letter to people who don’t like cheeseburgers, by a cheeseburger

Cheeseburgers have a lot of feelings, and those feelings are LIES.

Knope and change: A tribute to the women of urban sustainability, inspired by Parks and Rec

In the first of our series about the women who are leading the fight to make cities more green, Minneapolis Sustainability Director Gayle Prest talks about putting beehives on city hall, the Asian carp invasion, and her Spandex-free approach to biking.

Umbra’s second helpings: Back-to-school advice for the eco-minded student

Readers write in search of green fundraising ideas and tips for eco-friendly dorm living. Umbra fills their backpacks with great ideas.

Drought-tolerant seeds: Insurance policy for farmers or a big gamble?

Companies like Monsanto and Syngenta want farmers to think of drought-tolerant seeds as an insurance policy against hot, dry weather. But for farmers who don't take care of the soil, these seeds look like a gamble.

L.A.’s Villaraigosa, self-proclaimed ‘greenest mayor’ in America, talks election, climate, and bikes

Antonio Villaraigosa calls L.A. the cleantech capitol of the U.S. Whether that's true or not, he does have a lot of green accomplishments, and he tells Grist's Amanda Little all about them.

Supremely epic bus commercial looks like the trailer for a summer blockbuster

If Michael Bay were any good, and he directed bus commercials, this is what they would look like.

U.S. exit signs use as much power as West Virginia

The country's 100 million lighted exit signs use 30 to 35 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity every year

Romney advisor and oil billionaire Harold Hamm is just a humble patriot

When he comes to Capitol Hill, hat-in-hand, to ask for more subsidies, please ignore the checks he might have written to your campaign.