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Pope Francis’ “Laudato Si” encyclical expresses moral obligation to fight climate change
The letter says in strong words that human activity and production of greenhouse gases are to blame.
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Should I be drinking local or sustainable beer?
Which to buy -- beer that's made close by or suds brewed with green energy but then shipped cross-country? Umbra cuts through the foam.
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![Actor Mark Ruffalo speaks during a protest against hydraulic fracturing outside the Tribeca Performing Arts Center, Borough of Manhattan Community College in New York November 30, 2011.]()
![Actor Mark Ruffalo speaks during a protest against hydraulic fracturing outside the Tribeca Performing Arts Center, Borough of Manhattan Community College in New York November 30, 2011.]()
Mark Ruffalo talks climate change and what you can do about it
"We don’t need a superhero, but maybe we do need more people to get angry and turn that into action."
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Tell women about birth control that works — and they’ll choose birth control that works
We bring this to you straight from the "no shit" department.
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![New Delhi, India - November 12, 2012. Daily street life in the early morning during extreme smog conditions.]()
![New Delhi, India - November 12, 2012. Daily street life in the early morning during extreme smog conditions.]()
Air pollution in China and India may be worse than we realize
Improving air quality in these rapidly growing countries may be necessary just to keep the mortality rate steady -- let alone decrease it.
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We’re using groundwater at a terrifying rate, and it’s not just California
Aquifers around the world are being depleted at an alarming rate, according to NASA.
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How to fix America’s beef problems, in under 2 minutes
Watch author and activist Denis Hayes give an elevator pitch for his new book "Cowed" -- in an actual elevator.
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Meet the distractingly sexy women of science who just won the internet
Some are shoulder-deep in cow rectums, and we're crushin' on 'em!
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Amazing photosynthetic furniture could grow eco-friendly meals
The desk lunch will never be the same.
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Can I eat urban-grown produce without getting poisoned?
A reader wants to know whether fruit grown in public parks and city land ends up contaminated with all the crud in urban soil. Umbra's got the answer.
