Climate Culture
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Public transit still isn’t safe for women — but we can change that
We talked to Emily May, founder of Hollaback!, about why sexual harassment is so widespread on public transit, and what we can do to end it.
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Ask Umbra: What is the greenest party-drink vessel of all?
Cups or cans? That is the question. To which Umbra replies: "Neither."
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This timelapse serves up some deforestation with your World Cup
Soccer not your thing? Then maybe you'd prefer to watch the rainforest disappearing around a much-maligned stadium in Manaus.
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The not-so-hidden climate messages in Spike Lee’s “Do the Right Thing”
It’s worth revisiting “Do the Right Thing” on its 25th anniversary for its prophetic messages about global warming and cities.
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Drug users buy local, snack heavily
The world's drug market is also hitting the locavore trend.
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Ask Umbra: Should I find a rideshare for my trip — or just go Greyhound?
A reader wants to know the best option for a short trip. Umbra buckles up.
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Meet the brazen scientist who’s taking over NASA’s high-powered climate lab
The straight-talking Gavin Schmidt is the new director of NASA's climate research group. And he can juggle, too!
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Farm stands turn your backyard kale into cold, hard cash
Farm stands enable your neighbors to sell you farmers-market-quality produce with lemonade-stand convenience. But not all cities are psyched about them.
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The greenest man in America doesn’t drive a Prius or shop at Whole Foods
Lipo Chanthanasak's activism is so organic, granola gets jealous.
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I got 99 climate change problems — don’t make sexual harassment one
As a friend and fellow woman out in the warming world succinctly put it: “It got hot out, I put on a dress, people said things to me.”