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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 on turning threadbare clothing into recycled textiles
Ask Umbra answers a practically naked reader's question about how to recycle clothes once they are past the point of no reuse.
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Ask Umbra's Book Club announces a field guide to the new American roots movement
Ask Umbra's book club celebrates Americana this month. Join the book club and read United States of Americana this month!
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Ask Umbra on donating, buying, and swapping secondhand clothes
Not all secondhand situations are equal. Ask Umbra answers the call to dress conscientiously. Read this and dress for sustainable success!
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Ask Umbra on planet-friendlier ways to prevent and kill bed bugs
With US cities literally crawling with bedbugs, Ask Umbra offers advice on how to get rid of the pests without endangering your health or the planet.
