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In the future, your clothes could be made of bacteria poo
The nice way to talk about Suzanne Lee’s garments is to say that they’re “biocouture” — biodegradable clothes that required no animal products in the making. The grosser to way to talk about them is to say that they’re made of bacteria excretion. She explains: You can start with something like green tea, you add […]
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Caring about family planning does not make you a slut, according to Melinda Gates
As she gears up for a big family-planning summit in London, Melinda Gates goes on "The Colbert Report" and CNN to dispel pesky rumors about her contraceptive campaign.
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Fox News thinks pollution is good for the planet
Fox News is now apparently telling viewers that pollution helps forests grow.
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Ask Umbra: Is my air conditioner wasting energy?
A reader wonders if her air conditioner's energy saver option really makes a difference. Umbra is cool to the idea.
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Breathtaking video of Earth seen from space
[vimeo 44801709] It’s worth cleaning off your monitor before you watch this extraordinary video — full-screen, of course — so there’s no dust or smudges interfering with your sense that you’re hovering over the glowing planet as it turns beneath you.
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Life-size LEGO garden sprouts up in Australia
In the Age of the Anthropocene, nature is what humans make it. LEGO took this idea quite literally when it graced the Australian town of Broken Hill, in New South Wales, with these giant versions of LEGO flowers and trees.
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Fit in with the masses with this reusable tote that looks like a plastic bag
If those reusable “I am not a plastic bag” totes earn glances of hippie-hating scorn from the populace, the THANK YOU THANK YOU bag helps green-minded people blend into the crowd while still sticking to their principles.
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Umbra’s second helpings: Making a stink about infrequent showering
A reader wonders if she should make her young sons bathe more frequently. Umbra comes clean.
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Plucking delicious: Last-minute foraging for a dinner party
Grist's green-living pioneer, the Greenie Pig, picked a foraging theme for a small dinner party with friends. Here's what she cooked up.
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The greenest Fourth of July
Fireworks displays are powered by fossil fuels and chemicals. Luckily, nature offers a captivating green alternative: lightning bugs.
