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Care for some human cheese?
If you said "Ew, no thanks!" you're not alone. But why do we consume milk meant for other baby animals but wrinkle our nose at our own?
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The (not so) New Agtivist: Joan Gussow, mother of the sustainable food movement
For more than 30 years, Joan Gussow has been writing, teaching, and speaking about our unsustainable food system and how to fix it. Here she tells how growing her own food and reducing her consumption have given her freedom from despair in the face of climate change and other calamities.
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Organic cigarettes on the rise, still bad for you
A small but growing number of tobacco farmers are going organic, giving smokers everywhere a potential out from New Year’s resolutions.
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Bored with winter energy-saving tips? We've got some tips for you
Tips for saving energy and money on home heating using passive heating, wood stoves, and innovative architecture.
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I talk population and 7 billion on Green Patriot Radio
This week I got the chance to talk about my recent post "2011: The year we’ll hit 7 billion" on Green Patriot Radio with host David Steinman.
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Join a sewing club to save clothes from the landfill
Hit up a sewing club to stitch, socialize, and mend your tattered duds. It's for the earth!
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Making bread with Rustica Bakery — then bread pudding [VIDEO]
When it comes to choosing subject matter for my show, my reasoning varies: Sometimes I think about what the audience might want to see; oftentimes it has to do with what's in season. This week it was purely selfish: I wanted to get inside my favorite bakery.
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Living in a small space can sometimes cramp your green style
Living in a small home without a car limits the amount we consume and pollute. But green living can sometimes get in the way of -- well, green living.
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Ask Umbra: Are cell phones safe to use?
A cell phone user writes in to ask about the potential health impacts of using the device. This is no LOL’ing matter! Umbra makes a call on ways to use your mobile phone more safely. If you use a cell phone, read this.
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Teens say: Please give us decent sex ed! [VIDEO]
Why is the teen birthrate in the U.S. so high? Sex ed in many schools sucks. Some teens got so fed up that they made a film about the need for real sex education.
