Ask Umbra
Grist’s destination for advice on life during climate change. Est. 2002
Past Umbra
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Why do we continue to believe companies that greenwash?
We're tired, but we might be entering a new era of consumer awareness.
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How to have the trash talk with your neighbors
Something about garbage disposal triggers emotional chaos and defies social cohesion.
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What does it matter when an elite restaurant cancels meat?
Meat is getting ousted from the most aspirational plates. What happens now?
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Should I give up dairy because of climate change?
So much of a food's environmental footprint has to do with how you eat it!
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Does Earth Day need a day off?
After 51 years, Earth Day has buckled somewhat under the weight of the world’s environmental problems.
