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Ask Umbra: What should I do with used tissues, old mixtapes, and rage against the greens?
Readers wonder how best to dispose of snotty tissues and outdated casettes -- and whether breathing contributes to global warming. Umbra keeps a cool head.
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Here’s a killer video that explains climate change with Tetris
If you’re having a hard time wrapping your head around climate change -- or need a way to break it down for your nephew -- take three minutes for this video.
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Go on, steal a bike — the San Francisco police dare you
The cops are using bait bikes with built-in trackers -- but will that catch serial bike thieves or opportunistic poor people?
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Sword & Plough upcycles military fabric into sleek bags
The company hires veterans to turn old military fabric into nature-toned bags.
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How to use the Bible to save the planet
Aronofsky's "Noah" embraces a brand of faith-based environmentalism that's increasingly popular with young religious believers.
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Wyoming doesn’t want its kids to learn about climate change
It's the first state to reject new national science education standards. And it just so happens to be the biggest coal-producing state.
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This app lets you narc on wasted energy
If energy waste angers you, new app LightsOut will help you channel your annoyance.
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Jon Stewart jokes with the EPA’s Gina McCarthy about Texas, burning trash, and his Hummer
Classic Jon Stewart: "All these regulations put the mom ‘n’ pop oil companies out of business!"
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For cleaner air, plant a tree in your belly button
Why hug a tree when you could rock it as navel jewelry? It could absorb a LOT of greenhouse gases, after all.
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Turkey’s nutty green idea for heating its eco-city? Pistachios
The heat for Turkey's new eco-city has gotta come from somewhere, so why not from nature’s snack wrapper?
