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The New York Times calls Umbra Fisk "a trailblazer in the field of eco-advice columnists" and "the arch online sage of the new green age." Her latest passion: kale smoothies ... no, sorry, civic engagement, because getting political is the only way we'll get a planet that doesn't burn and a future that doesn't suck. Ask Umbra a question here.
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Ask Umbra at the tar-sands protests and on the radio
Ask Umbra joins the tar-sands protests and gets interviewed by a radio program called Mrs. Green's World.
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Liner notes: Ask Umbra on ditching garbage bags
What if making more waste just isn't your bag? Ask Umbra gets trashed to find out.
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Ask Umbra on whether balloons are eco-friendly
Is there such a thing as a balloon that doesn't blow? Ask Umbra bursts a few bubbles.
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The young and the carless: Ask Umbra on how to get rid of your car
Want to ditch driving for better ways of getting around? Ask Umbra has good ideas for getting rid of that hunk of metal that’s been weighing you down.
