Climate Culture
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“True Detective” wants to remind us that sometimes L.A. is just the worst
The third episode of this blighted season delves into the parts of the city that are far, far uglier than freeways and industrial pollution.
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Help! My old apartment building is so damn hot
A reader wants tips for how to stay cool inside an old building without blasting an air conditioner. Umbra has ways to chill.
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This civil engineer is building houses to withstand earthquakes and hurricanes
Elizabeth Hausler Strand founded Build Change, a nonprofit, to bring in the (literal) reinforcements when natural disasters strike.
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France is swimming in fondue — that’s not a good thing
Think of the cheese! Think of the chocolate!
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In “Advantageous,” society has failed women in a big way
"Advantageous" is a thoughtful look at one possible future, and it’ll leave you thinking hard about what that future is and why -- something we should be doing more often, given our current predicament.
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Is there a beanbag chair I can rest easy on?
Are there better choices than little white plastic pellets to fill that blobby comfy chair? Of course! Umbra investigates.
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Watch us explain how to feed the world and end poverty at the same time
All the complex and amazing truth about getting the whole world onto a better-for-the-planet diet, boiled down to this one little video.
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Move over corn. Cacti can power cars, too
Cacti and other plants that thrive in arid landscapes could be the future of biofuels, according to new research.
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Happy Canada Day! There are needles in my potato
Who could be planting needles in Canadian potatoes? Those goddamn, water-loving environmentalists are suspected!
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What environmentalists can take from a week of progressive wins
I’m gay, I’m green, and for the first time in a while, I’m excited.