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Playing with their food: Kids discover the fun of farming at camp
Farm-based summer camps are growing in popularity as parents seek to reconnect their kids with the origins of their food.
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Ask Umbra: Is my air conditioner wasting energy?
A reader wonders if her air conditioner's energy saver option really makes a difference. Umbra is cool to the idea.
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Cities are leading the charge on climate action
While many national governments struggle to take comprehensive action on climate change, major cities around the globe are acting on their own.
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Bringing home the bacon: Visiting a pasture-raised pig farm [VIDEO]
A young farmer talks about raising pigs on pasture, knowing where your food comes from, and speaking up for the food system you want.
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Blowing in the right direction: Two big wind projects are moving forward
A wind project in Wyoming and another off the coast of New England will help us transition to a future without coal.
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Mother Nature has evil plans for your weekend
Seriously. For most of America, tomorrow is going to be miserable. Read our tips on not dying.
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For the first time, America produces as much electricity from natural gas as from coal
And, remarkably, the U.S. produced more electricity from non-fossil fuels than from either natural gas or coal.
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White House has been ‘timid’ on regulating fracking, says former White House lawyer
Jody Freeman argues in The New York Times that the Obama administration "has been timid about calling for a stronger federal role" in regulating fracking.
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Europe goes crazy for coal — and we can blame ourselves
A spike in coal usage in the Old World is bad news. Blame America.
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Journalists and climate disclaimers
When journalists cover extreme weather and climate change, they often include disclaimers about how no one event can be definitively blamed on climate change. Stop it, already.
