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The Confluence Project is photographing every latitude/longitude intersection on Earth
Although volunteers have visited more than a third of the accessible confluence points, there are 10,166 out there waiting to be visited.
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DJ Spooky wants to remix the climate fight
Driven by a desire to see climate change firsthand, this hip hop artist took off for Antarctica with cameras and microphones. He hopes the audiovisual results will move your body and your mind.
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Ask Umbra: Does microwaving vegetables zap their nutritional value?
A reader asks if it’s bad to microwave your food. Umbra cooks up an answer that’s healthy -- and tasty too.
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Campfire-scented beard cologne lets you pretend you’ve been outside
There are these sticks you can rub in your beard so you smell like you've been camping, which seems like more fun than camping, except that people with beards love camping, so why would they need this? One wonders.
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America, this is how you’re using your energy
Curious about how much oil America uses versus how much it imports, or how much energy people use to stay warm? The Energy Information Administration would like to show you. Enjoy.
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These are by far the coolest shoes for animal lovers we’ve ever seen
How could we not love these animal-themed shoes, featuring favorite Grist List creatures like orcas, sharks, and elephants (plus non-animal Grist List faves like coffee and butts)? Well, I suppose we could not love them because they cost between $1,000 and $2,000 a pair. But man, if I ever come into money, some of it will be […]
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Umbra’s second helpings: Sweaters and the moths who love them
Is your fall cardigan supply looking worse for the wear? Read this. Umbra doesn't sweat the sweater stuff.
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Southern sustainability: Asheville’s Maggie Ullman says her city is greener than you think
The manager of Asheville, N.C.’s sustainability office talks about her Twitter profile, making sustainability pay, and how her city is blowing Portland out of the water.
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New York City sees spike in traffic deaths, harbor poop
The mayor's annual survey of statistics in the New York City has some good pieces of news -- and two particularly bad ones.
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Can you survive the backroads — and backcountry — without processed foods?
On a mission to eat only real foods, our fearless green-living pioneer braves convenience stores and mountain picnic spots -- and lives to tell the tale.
