Climate Culture
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Traffic is so bad in Seattle that people have resorted to riding the bus
Why sit in traffic all by yourself when you can do it with 30 or 40 of your closest friends?
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Meet the invasives: Burmese python will eat your cat, won’t apologize
It's National Invasive Species Awareness Week. But are they really scary invaders, or exciting new neighbors? The choice is yours.
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Sea level “jumps” 5 inches. Probably nothing to worry about
Every once in a while, Mother Nature throws a curve ball.
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Climate change is the ultimate gentrifier
If you're really worried about gentrification, your best bet is tackling problems related to racial inequities and climate change vulnerability.
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Baths vs. showers, an eco-smackdown
A reader frets that taking long baths may be bad for the planet. Umbra says she's in hot water.
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Meet Obama’s chief resilience officer
Harriet Tregoning, a rock star in the world of smart growth and urban planning, is now the head of HUD’s Office of Economic Resilience.
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Micro-living isn’t just a Portlandia sketch — it’s my life
This fictional home has a bathtub and I don’t even have a bathroom sink, but I get it: Tiny living is not easy.
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Finally, these celebrities get naked for fish
The British campaign Fishlove is pretty much what it sounds like: assorted naked celebrities expressing their love for the ocean's creatures, to raise awareness of overfishing.
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Your pet gerbil is plotting your death
Gerbils, not rats, may be responsible for the plague that wiped out half of Europe in the 1300's. If you've ever met one, this should not surprise you.
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19 manatees avoid garbage ocean, hang out in actual sewer
On a quest to find warmer water, a posse of 19 manatees lumbered into a storm drain in Satellite Beach, Fla.
