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This doc about “bomb trains” filled with crude oil will make your head explode
VICE News releases a slick film investigating the dangers of trains carrying oil from the Bakken shale to the Pacific Northwest.
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Netflix is about to hijack our evenings with grim environmental films
The the on-demand media streaming company plans to premier at least two conservationist flicks this year: "Virunga" and "Mission Blue."
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Earth Ball: So much fun, you’ll want to destroy the planet twice!
Kids hit Earth pinatas and spill oil on the Antarctic in this funny and too-real video.
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Ask Umbra: What’s that stuff dripping out of my neighbor’s air conditioner?
A reader wonders about the constant drip from upstairs. Umbra offers a few drops of wisdom.
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What is climate change doing to our mental health?
Watching the ocean inch up to your doorstep can be pretty stressful. Researchers are studying the ways climate change can undermine our well-being, and how we can bounce back.
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Gimme 8 percent of your lunch! You’re not going to eat it anyway
What does 92 percent of a meal look like? The friendly staff at Grist have compiled a very helpful guide using YOUR diet as an example!
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Amory Lovins’ high-tech home skimps on energy but not on comfort
The Colorado house has no heating system, but it has a greenhouse warm enough to grow bananas, a solar-heated hot tub, and killer views.
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Relax, everyone: We’re not about to run out of kale
Does the media have you worried about the coming kalepocalypse? Take a deep breath and gulp of that green juice, and read this.
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Frackers learn one does not simply walk into Pittsburgh and mess with its CSAs
There's a new microcosm of the ongoing tug-of-war between the oil and gas industry and people who just happen to like clean air and water.
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Climate change VR games make you a better person by making you kill trees and coral
Wielding a computer-generated chainsaw or experiencing the virtual effects of ocean acidification can actually change people's behavior in the real world, a new study finds.