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Ask Umbra: Eat a baby orange, kill a baby seal?
A reader wonders what happens to the mesh bags clementines come in. Umbra says those darling little oranges can make a mess in the caverns, in the canyons, and even the foaming brine.
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Climate change may ruin Lake Tahoe’s beautiful blueness
Not to mention the area's ski resorts.
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Sims’ city: Urban America, as seen by Obama’s former HUD boss
Former HUD bigwig Ron Sims talks about Obama’s urban policies, suburban sprawl, and tackling unemployment and the climate crisis at the same time.
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Did removing lead from gasoline cause crime rates to plummet?
Mother Jones makes a strong case that it did -- but we should remove lead from the environment regardless.
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The Greenie Pig’s guide to a cleaner, more sustainable 2013
Grist’s green-living pioneer has spent the past year trying to be a little kinder to the planet. Interested in doing the same? Here are five simple guidelines.
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Fiscal-cliff deal ups tax benefit for transit riders
Congress almost drove the crazy train off the fiscal cliff, but turned away just in time, yielding tax benefits for mass-transit riders.
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You spend up to three months a year searching through your clutter
Go ahead -- get rid of it.
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Between the earth and a hard place: Umbra’s top 10 eco-conundrums of 2012
Am I saving too many emails? Is it OK to pour beer down the drain? What’s that stuff in my bra? You asked, and Grist’s green advice columnist, Umbra Fisk, answered.
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Living large in small houses
More and more people are finding that living in smaller spaces -- backyard cottages and tiny houses -- leaves room for a larger life. Here are some of their stories.
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New Matt Damon fracking flick is worthy, but lacks sound and fury
"Promised Land," the eco-drama about natural gas drilling in small town America, is noteworthy as a cautionary tale, yet still a bit of a snooze.
