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Saved by the bell: How recess makes kids healthy, smart, and well-adjusted
Spurred by studies that show that kids need physical activity not just for their health, but also for social and academic development, schools are reinstating an old standard.
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Revolution will be televised: On TV dramas and our end-of-the-world fetish
If only climate collapse led to perfect hair: The new NBC drama "Revolution" plays to all of our fantasies of a simple life, where what we do actually matters, and we look fabulous without even trying.
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Ask Umbra: Who’s the greenest character on TV?
A reader wonders which shows have the best eco-role models. Umbra goes channel surfing.
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Victory for raw-milk seller in Minnesota
Raw-milk advocates are calling the Minnesota jury verdict a big legal win.
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Robots, plants team up to make humans fall flat on their faces
By making plants mobile, you make them the natural enemies of a) humans and b) cats
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Spreading the loaf: A bakers cooperative with a vision for change
Bread Uprising envisions a food system in which everyone is entitled to bread, whether or not they have money to offer in exchange.
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Umbra’s second helpings: Unplug your vampire appliances [VIDEO]
Your chargers and appliances are sucking your wallet dry, says Grist’s eco-advice columnist. Here’s how to put a stake through their hearts.
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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?
