Ask Umbra
Grist’s destination for advice on life during climate change. Est. 2002
Past Umbra
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Is wrapping paper wasteful, or is it the least of our problems?
This is probably why environmentalists have long been considered “no fun.”
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Why do I love the mall when I hate consumerism?
You don’t have to change what comforts you, but you can control how you react to it.
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Are animals eating all the human food?
There's not really a simple prescription to graze our way out of the climate crisis.
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How should I spend $1,000 to stop climate change?
You do not bear sole responsibility for fixing how the world is screwed up.
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Can we just drown our carbon emissions in the ocean?
The ocean has been holding off the worst of climate change, but that won’t last forever.
