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What’s the best way to dump my old cosmetics and contact lenses?
If you're disposed to be disposing, but not sure what to do with some of the disposables, Umbra's got some answers.
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It’s halfway through 2015. Need some inspiration for those New Year’s resolutions?
Beat the heat with these chill ladies.
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Marijuana plants suck up energy in Denver
The flowering reefer industry is sucking up energy, and the city has no efficiency plans in place to mitigate the problem.
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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.
