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Low-income smokers in New York drop 25 percent of their income on cigarettes
Almost 40 percent of cigarette taxes collected in New York come from those earning $30,000 a year or less.
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This guy runs the Fight Club of libraries outside his front door
For more than a decade, Hernando Guanlao, of Manila, has run the Fight Club of reading out of his home library. The BBC reports: The idea is simple. Readers can take as many books as they want, for as long as they want — even permanently. As Guanlao says: “The only rule is that there […]
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Ditch your car this week! We double-dog dare you
Around the world this week, people are spurning their cars in favor of buses, bikes, and their own two feet. Are you up for the challenge, America?
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Alison Gannett: Extreme skier turned climate hawk
If we don't buck up and start behaving, we can kiss our powder days good-bye. So this world-champion downhiller is taking her message to boardrooms across the country to help major brands cut carbon by up to 50 percent.
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Ask Umbra: What’s that stuff in my bra?
A reader wonders about what’s in those newfangled foam rubber bras. Umbra makes the big reveal, and offers some uplifting alternatives.
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Slovenians house their bees in works of art
Slovenes provide gorgeous painted beehives for their colonies
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Knope and change: A tribute to the women of urban sustainability, inspired by Parks and Rec
In the first of our series about the women who are leading the fight to make cities more green, Minneapolis Sustainability Director Gayle Prest talks about putting beehives on city hall, the Asian carp invasion, and her Spandex-free approach to biking.
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Umbra’s second helpings: Back-to-school advice for the eco-minded student
Readers write in search of green fundraising ideas and tips for eco-friendly dorm living. Umbra fills their backpacks with great ideas.
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Your CD collection is greener than Spotify
A new report crunched the numbers on your Spotify habit and concluded that it's terrible for energy consumption.
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$50 solar-powered water purifier is so green it’s like a joke
This invention is like a parody of a green technology: It’s solar-powered, it reduces pollution, and it provides clean water. All at once!! But we have to admit, it looks pretty useful and is actually rather attractive. TreeHugger reports: The Eliodomestico works like an upside-down coffee percolator to desalinate salt water. The ceramic oven has […]
