Climate Culture
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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.”
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Ask Umbra: How many times can you recycle paper, anyway?
A reader wonders how far recycled paper can go. Umbra delivers.
