Climate Culture
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How clean do my recyclables really need to be?
When a reader from Vermont asks Umbra Fisk for help unraveling the mysteries of recycling, our fearless advice maven takes the case.
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What should you plant if you’ve never gardened before?
Give gardening a whirl by growing herbs on your windowsill.
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Where did disaster strike the hardest? Check Twitter
A new study examined how tweets can help measure the impact of natural disasters.
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Is a bunker your best bet for the apocalypse? Maybe not in “10 Cloverfield Lane”
Some things are truly scarier than others.
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On Tuesday, we celebrated women. The rest of the week, we attacked their rights
Surprise! We attacked their rights on Tuesday too.
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Is a tiny house just an RV in disguise?
A Grist reader wants to know: What's the big deal about tiny houses? Why not just get an RV? Advice maven Umbra Fisk sizes up this growing trend.
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Here’s a realistic plan to slash food waste
A new report lays out a detailed plan for making big cuts in food waste.
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How lessons from the Black Panthers could change the food movement
History teaches us that food has always been a potent political tool.
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Move to Minnesota, but don’t do it because of a “best of” list
Even if it does top a lot of them.
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TV coverage of climate change fell last year — but climate denial coverage increased
Since most Americans get their news from television, this is not good.