Climate Culture
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Lawns are dumb. Arresting people for poor lawn care is dumber
In parts of the U.S., you can go to jail for not mowing. It's time to give up the fixation on green grass.
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Spending time in a controversial camp that’s blocking tar-sands pipelines
The Unist’ot’en Camp in Canada isn't just out to block tar-sands pipelines. Campers are also developing a resilient community.
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This surfer is committed to saving sharks — even though he lost his leg to one of them
Mike Coots lost his leg in a shark attack. Then he joined the group Shark Attack Survivors for Shark Conservation, and started fighting to save SHARKS from US.
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California is sinking. Blame the drought.
And you can blame up to 25 percent of the drought on climate change.
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Balloon releases at college football games? Sack that custom
A reader wants to know how his college's customary balloon swarm affects the environment. Umbra offers a crash course.
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This scuba diver wants everyone — black, white, or brown — to feel at home in the ocean
Kramer Wimberley knows what it's like to feel unwelcome in the water. As a dive instructor and ocean-lover, he tries to make sure no one else does.
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Could the solution to climate change come from this castle?
One hundred "makers" are gathering in a French chateau to develop solutions to environmental woes.
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Latino voters care a whole lot about climate change
A new poll shows that Latino voters are significantly more likely to understand that climate change is the result of human activities.
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Why shade balls aren’t such a great idea after all
Those plastic balls that got dumped into the L.A. Reservoir aren't even designed to fight evaporation, and they may cause ecological problems.
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This chef built her reputation on seafood. How’s she feeling about the ocean now?
Seattle chef Renee Erickson weighs in on the world's changing waters, and how they might change her menu.