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Smaller SUVs are safer than bigger ones, but walkability trumps all
If you want to be safe, buying a big SUV won't do it. But living in a place where you don't have to drive so much is a sure bet.
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Artificial lighting: even worse for your health than it is for the environment
Just in case you need another reason to turn out the lights: It turns out they mess with your head. A new study has found that spending your evenings in a lit room delays and suppresses the brain's production of melatonin, the hormone that regulates your biological clock (and may have all sorts of other health implications as well).
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How to date a vegan
Vegans are an elusive breed known for their hotness and dexterity with soy. Want to get frisky with one? Here's how, in Grist's TreeShagger column.
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In honor of MLK, Jr. Day, my great-grandmother’s pecan pie recipe
In which I make peace with regular old corn syrup, and you should, too.
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Ask Umbra on the sustainability and safety of fake meat products
Is trading hot dogs for not dogs better for your health? Is swapping chicken wings for chik’n wings better for the planet? Ask Umbra investigates. Read this if you like meat or are meatless!
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How truly delicious tofu gets made [VIDEO]
Tofu master Minh Tsai of Hodo Soy Beanery in Oakland, Calif. explains how he makes artisanal, organic tofu that even Asians would enjoy eating, in this video by 'Food. Curated.'
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Short-rib tacos for the occasional meat eater
I'm just back from Mexico -- and here is my tribute to the cooking of that country's great food markets.
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Life, liberty, and the pursuit of fatness
When did a diet of processed, sugary junk foods become what "real Americans" eat? Messaging by Big Food -- echoed by a cynical GOP -- has taken many people hostage in what I call American Fast Food Syndrome. And it's killing us.
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Why are gays more eco-friendly?
A recent poll says gays and lesbians are more likely to support the environment. So why are the gays greener?
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Think composting stinks? Here's a fresher idea
Brooklyn company Vokashi is a composting service for people who don't want to harbor rotting vegetable matter in their kitchens.
