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Ask Umbra addresses environmental links to breast cancer
Breast Cancer Awareness Month may be over now, but that doesn't keep a reader from worrying that he's a boob for not knowing more about the connection between breast cancer and environmental factors. Ask Umbra gets a lot of useful information off her chest about what chemicals to avoid and how to take a stand for toxic chemicals reform. Read this and your cup of knowledge shall run over.
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Michelle Goldberg on the globalized culture war over reproductive rights [VIDEO]
Michelle Goldberg, author of "The Means of Reproduction: Sex, Power, and the Future of the World," talks about women's rights, abortion, & population.
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French artist turns 'garbage with talent' into beautiful lighting [PHOTOS]
Parisian craftsman and artist "Garbage" refurbishes old, seemingly mismatched objects like kitchenware, scales, toasters into fantastic lamps.
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Droves of confused, well-meaning kids giving candy back this Halloween
This Halloween, thousands of little boys and ghouls are expected to be roaming the streets, handing candy back to houses they visit. Are they confused? Not really. It's just part of a choc-and-awe campaign designed to turn trick-or-treaters into trick-or-fair-traders.
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Ask Umbra’s Book Club: Are you trading in Mickey D's for DIY burgers?
Ask Umbra has some food for thought about the United States of Americana, by Kurt B. Reighley. How have your food habits changed in recent years?
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Bellingham’s biking nurse
Nurse practitioner Jody Hoppis makes house calls by bike. This is a very good thing.
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Airbag bike ‘helmet’ lets you ride safely, lose the helmet hair
A pair of Swedish designers have been banging their heads against the wall to come to the aid of discriminating cyclists who want to avoid mussing their manes without cracking their heads. They've finally hit their target.
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Readers refashion their wardrobe with re-usey couture [PHOTOS]
We asked Grist readers to share photos of their forays into reused fashion. Here are a few of our favorites as part of a special advertising feature brought to you by the eco-friendly people at Polartec.
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Ask Umbra’s Book Club: Share your Americana experience and win a free book!
Welcome to our book club discussion of United States of Americana -- Backyard Chickens, Burlesque Beauties and Handmade Bitters by Kurt B. Reighley. Today's topics include what you're doing to get away from your computer to have real experiences in the world. Share your rootsy ideas and have a chance to WIN a FREE book!
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Population media awards go to me and other, more worthy journalists
The winners of the Population Institute's Global Media Awards for Excellence in Population Reporting do impressive work publicizing population issues.
