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Want to fight climate change? Don’t work so hard
Get lazy, folks! Working fewer hours could make a significant dent in climate-warming emissions.
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This Mardi Gras, don’t bead off in public
After seeing an oil spill lay waste to the Louisiana coastline, longtime resident Holly Groh hopes to make New Orleans' epic cavalcade of debauchery a bit greener -- and she's starting with the beads.
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Ask Umbra: Are bathroom wipes safe?
A reader inquires about those pre-moistened wipes that are making the rounds. Umbra cautions hem to arrhoid them at all costs.
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Dirty laundry: How long can one woman go without washing her clothes?
In which Grist's green-living pioneer, the Greenie Pig, puts off wash day as long as possible. Oh, the things she'll do for the planet!
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More vignettes from North Frackota, where rents are sky-high and adultery is illegal
North Dakota -- fastest-growing state in the nation thanks to a fracking boom -- offers lots of traffic and crowds and not much fun.
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Playing house: Making tiny-home living work with kids
Living in a tiny house with kids sounds like a nightmare. But those living the dream say the biggest challenges can turn out to be unexpected blessings.
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Convertible heels let you handle all fashion situations with just one pair of shoes
A Canadian woman has invented a shoe with snap-on, interchangeable heels. It's a small step towards less stuff, less trash. And they're cute.
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Ask Umbra: Is it OK to eat kangaroo?
A reader wonders if she’ll roo the day she became a kangatarian. Umbra says it’s best not to jump to conclusions.
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‘The East’: A stupid eco-activist fantasy film only the FBI could love
To study activism, the filmmakers didn't go to protests -- they foraged weeds from dumpsters.
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When trees die, so do we
In areas where trees are being killed by beetles, more people are dying from cardiovascular and respiratory disease, according to new research.
