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Why are there so many different varieties of cleaning products, and do we need them? Umbra has the sudsy answer.
And where does climate change fit into all of this?
As California builds its own high-speed rail line, it has a great opportunity to invigorate cities along the route.
A reader is eager to get a jump-start on his pasta by opening the hot-water tap -- but Umbra gives him a few heavy reasons to hold off.
A new poll finds some encouraging numbers suggesting that "climate-conscious conservative" is not a contradiction in terms.
The shock of nonviolent civil disobedience is needed to make our political system function again.
The admin attacked India's solar policies through the WTO, and such disputes would only get more common under trade deals Obama is pushing.
The state legislature caved to oil industry lobbying and backed away from what would have been landmark legislation.
When a reader wonders whether he has to switch out all the CFL bulbs in his kitchen at once, Umbra sockets it to him.
