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Ask Umbra: Is it greener to shop online?
A reader wonders if she can skip the trip to the big-box store and save the planet at the same time. Umbra answers unequivocally: "Yes. No. Maybe."
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Infocomic: New report shows big gains for cycling and transit, if not city infrastructure
Infocomic: New report shows big gains for cycling and transit, if not city infrastructure.
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Umbra’s second helpings: Advice for an earth- and kid-friendly Halloween
Looking for a way to please the wee zombies without jacking them up on store-bought sugar? Here are a few tricks you might try.
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New urban migration patterns shaped by the youngs
As the economy recovers, Americans are finally moving again -- at least the young, urban-bound population.
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Future looks bright for dark skies movement
The future looks bright for a glowing -- er, growing -- global "dark skies" movement.
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The gift of garbage: A first-timer tries her hand at ‘upcycling’
Grist's green-living pioneer, the Greenie Pig, dives into her own dumpster and emerges with a veritable craft fair of useful reusables.
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How green is LEED anyway?
How green is LEED anyway? A new report from USA Today says, not so much.
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Sugary sodas make kids wanna smash
Sugar riot! Harvard study shows a correlation between sweet sodas and violence in kids.
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Fertilizer companies and climate change are killing the Dead Sea
The Dead Sea has gone dry in the past. It may be on its way to doing so again.
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Heritage seed icons bring back pioneer chic
Emilee and Jere Gettle run the largest mail-order heritage seed business in the U.S. -- and have neo-Amish wardrobes straight out of an old Sears catalog.
