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Should you avoid walking if the air is polluted?
Advice columnist Umbra Fisk clears the haze on this tricky question.
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If I use clean power, can I crank up the AC without guilt?
Advice columnist Umbra Fisk explains what it really means when you buy renewable electricity from your utility.
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Where does baking soda come from, and is it really so eco-friendly?
Advice columnist Umbra Fisk digs down to find out about the mining and manufacturing processes used to produce baking soda.
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Beautiful map shows the future of animal migration
This mesmerizing GIF shows how a warming planet is forcing animals to relocate.
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This playground encourages kids to use tools, get dirty, and let their imaginations run wild
The "adventure playground" trend hits New York City.
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What kind of liquor is best for the environment?
Advice columnist Umbra Fisk pours forth intelligence on rum, tequila, whiskey, vodka, and gin.
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The complicated science of organic food, in one awesome podcast
If you eat food, don't miss the latest episode of Science Vs.
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Celebrate National Women’s Equality Day by turning down the goddamn A/C
This is your annual reminder that we’re living in a man’s world — and we’re feeling it most at the office.
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Grover Norquist, conservative anti-tax crusader, goes to Burning Man — again
The D.C. insider feels right at home at the countercultural desert festival.
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Obama designates world’s largest protected area — it’s underwater
On a big birthday for parks, Obama gives oceans some love, too.
