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NFL player tackles sustainable beef off the field

Linebacker Will Witherspoon is spreading the message of happy, healthy cows to athletes and congressmembers alike.

Eve Andrews Culture

Ask Umbra: Is it OK to lather up in the lake with biodegradable soap?

A reader thinks he's found the perfect suds for outdoor scrubbing. Umbra says bubbles belong in the bath.

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Diapers and tampons could soon be made from jellyfish

First there was the Diva Cup. Then came the sea pearl. So what’s next for sustainable menstrual solutions? Jellyfish!

Amber Cortes Culture

No Bunk: Wendell Pierce is the greenest celeb in the game

The Wire actor opened a grocery store in a New Orleans food desert -- but that's not the only reason why he deserves your vote as the best green celeb.

Grist staff Culture

These stylish fair-trade clothes support at-risk women

Unlike Forever 21, you can actually feel good about wearing things from Raven + Lily.

Holly Richmond Culture

The week in GIFs: Raising our eyebrows

The week's green news has us skeptical, judgmental, and just plain confused.

Holly Richmond Culture

This is the sweetest, mushiest bike map you’ve ever seen

Vincent Meertens and his girlfriend Larissa tracked all their bike trips for a year.

Jess Zimmerman Culture

The brutally dishonest attacks on Showtime’s landmark climate series

An error-riddled hit-job op-ed in The New York Times blasts Showtime’s new series on climate change, "Years of Living Dangerously." Here's why the op-ed is wrong.

Joseph Romm Culture

Ask Umbra: How do I wipe out a yard full of weeds?

A reader says her yard has turned into a little shop of horrors. Umbra helps her seymour of the forest through the weeds.