Ask Umbra
Grist’s destination for advice on life during climate change. Est. 2002
Past Umbra
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Should I donate my clothes or wear them to shreds?
When it comes to everyday, identity-expressing things like food and clothing, advice that doesn’t factor in culture is worthless.
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How can I teach my students about climate change?
The youngest Gen Zers are just starting to wrap their heads around multiplication tables, let alone planetary physics.
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Why does environmentalism have a dark side?
So-called eco-fascists aren’t trying to challenge the power structures that created climate change in any meaningful way.
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What’s so wrong with bottled water, anyway?
A single-use bottle of water is often held up as the paragon example of a product that solves a nonexistent problem.
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Will I be able to tell when we’ve reached a climate tipping point?
This question is inherently, existentially, and unavoidably upsetting. But it still needs an answer.
