Climate Culture
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You kids get off my sidewalk: Baby boomers want walkable cities, too
In a heart-warming juncture between millennial ideology and baby-boomer practicality, AARP is campaigning for more walkable cities.
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Help! I need eco-friendly party favors — on a budget
A reader wonders if there's a better alternative than the dreaded, plastic-filled goodie bags. Umbra reaches into her huge bag of tricks.
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In the fight for bike-safe streets, we’ll need everyone to join the ride
A new "bike equity" report by the League of American Bicyclists shows off diversity in bike advocacy.
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Turn your last-minute Halloween costume into an environmental statement
If your artfully glitter-glued pants don’t have a clearly defined political stance, you might as well not go out at all.
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This company invented a better soda can. Why isn’t anybody buying?
The "evercan" uses more recycled aluminum than most cans on the market right now -- but Big Beverage isn't on board yet.
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This fishy crime landed a man in prison
When you get tangled up with illegal fishing, sometimes you get caught.
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Yes, candy is evil, but denying yourself on Halloween will only make you healthy and boring
A Gristory of candy love and hate.
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Is carving jack-o-lanterns wasteful?
A reader is scared about the wasteful side of Halloween. Umbra carves out an answer.
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China’s latest fashion craze: Smog masks
Air pollution in China is a national problem -- but that's not stopping the fashion industry from glammin' up the protective gear!
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How to eat local during the zombie apocalypse
Hope you're planning to stock that bunker with some home-canned local goodies!