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My attempt to get through Manhattan, live
In which I attempt to get from upper Manhattan to Brooklyn in a city whose transportation systems are still recovering.
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New Jersey is running out of gas
Gasoline has emerged as a critical -- and scarce -- commodity in the wake of Sandy.
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In wake of Sandy, media may finally be willing to discuss climate change
The scale and destruction of Hurricane Sandy has made the issue of climate change impossible to ignore by politicians and the media -- even Fox is getting in on the action.
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Post-Sandy, bike generators bring joy to NYC in the form of charged gadgets
Bicycle-powered generators are bringing people together and charging up their cell phones on the streets of New York.
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Mitch Lowe enlists an army of Zuckerbergs to save the planet
Lowe’s business accelerator launches companies that help us make better use of clean energy, from smart meters to sharable electric scooters.
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Superstorm Sandy’s climate change connection
Frankenstorm Sandy is a freak of our decidedly human-damaged nature. Scientists mostly agree that climate change had a hand in crafting it. But how, exactly?
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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.
