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Lessons from the women who are leading the sustainable cities movement
Grist’s assistant editor, Darby Minow Smith, looks back at more than a dozen interviews with urban sustainability directors and reflects on what they -- and all of you -- taught her.
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The oldest known wild bird, a 62-year-old albatross, just hatched a miracle baby
A really old albatross had a baby. She will soon be walking around Park Slope with a stroller, looking exhausted.
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Eve Ensler connects the dots between violence against women and violence against the planet
The creator of "The Vagina Monologues" wants you to dance to fight violence against women -- and she wants to rein in fossil fuel companies too.
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Bike bans declared unconstitutional in Colorado, introduced in Missouri
A biking ban in a Colorado town was struck down by the state's Supreme Court. Meanwhile, a Missouri legislator wants to ban bikes from state highways.
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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.
