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California’s closed state parks to be overrun by pot growers, people willing to pee in the woods
In just a few months, California will close dozens of state parks. But what does that actually mean? KQED, a rad West Coast public radio station, has a series looking deeper into the issue, and from what we can tell, closing state parks means nature’s on the loose with NO ADULT SUPERVISION. Now, that can […]
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Campbell’s to ditch BPA from soup cans
Attention, shoppers: Campbell’s (FINALLY) announced plans to eliminate hormone-disrupting chemical bisphenol-A from the linings of its soup cans.
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Climate change could kill ice hockey in Canada
New study shows that climate change could leave Canada without any outdoor ice rinks by mid-century.
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Women’s groups and enviros are ideal allies on contraception
Environmentalists strongly support women's access to birth control, according to a new survey. So how about teaming up with women's groups?
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Now you can buy a prefab IKEA house
Oregon architecture firm ideabox is producing this prefab tiny house, which comes pre-installed with IKEA cabinets, flooring, and closets. The “activ” house is about 750 square feet and costs $86,500, and you can pick the color scheme of IKEA accoutrements that you prefer. And unlike most IKEA stuff, it doesn’t come flat-packed and there’s no […]
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Ask Umbra: Is rubber mulch really eco-friendly?
A reader wants the scoop on rubber mulch from recycled tires. Umbra mulls it over.
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‘Waking Mars’ is the most amazing game about gardening you’ll ever play
New iOS app “Waking Mars” is a game about gardening, botany, and ecology, which sounds boring — especially if you’re about my age, and your primary school teachers tried to get you to learn about ecosystems via some clunky games with Oregon Trail-level graphics where you controlled the number of fish or ducks or some […]
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Frank Lloyd Wright goes solar, posthumously
Taliesin West, the iconic desert home created by Frank Lloyd Wright, is about to go net-zero, which means it will produce as much energy as it consumes.
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Pro hockey player loves organic food and worms
Andrew Ference plays defense for the 2011 Stanley Cup champion Boston Bruins, so you'd think he'd be a meathead who mostly drinks beer and scratches his balls. But it turns out he shops with his kids at Whole Foods like all the other bobos.
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Mailbox-sized libraries bring book-lending right to your yard
Running a library is easier than you think. Forget the degree in library and information science and the carefully chosen prudish getups with easy-pull ripcords that turn them into sexy outfits. All you need is a box on a stick and a bunch of books to set up a Little Free Library, a front-yard stash […]
