Climate Culture
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Ask Umbra: How can I green up my back-to-school shopping?
A reader frets that his buying binge could be bad for the planet. Umbra says this three-ring shopping circus can really get you in a bind.
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What to do with an overload of chard
Learn how to prep and use (lots of) Swiss chard -- a savory slab galette with Gruyère is a great place to start.
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Copenhagen’s newest bike lane totally rules
The famously cycle-friendly city has just outdone itself with a cool elevated roadway.
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The world’s first official climate refugees land in New Zealand
New Zealand accepts a refugee family from Tuvalu hoping to escape their sinking island nation.
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Teaching kids about climate change? Read them a classic story
Skip the lectures and the horror stories, says one environmental science prof, and just help them fall in love with nature.
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African-American Denali climbing team reaches new heights in this film
A documentary about the first all-black climbing group to attempt Denali is coming to a theater near you.
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Move over, landfills — food scraps give Massachusetts biogas
On Oct. 1, Massachusetts institutions producing more than a ton of leftovers a week must donate the scraps instead of dumping them.
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Watch this reporter drink purified sewage
California's historic drought is forcing once-squeamish Californians to take a new look at “toilet-to-tap” water reuse.
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Ask Umbra: Am I a bad person for wanting to flee to the suburbs?
A reader is considering running for the hills following a rash of shootings in his city neighborhood. Umbra breaks down his options.