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If the words “recumbent trike” make your lip curl, we understand. But the solar-powered, electric ELF deserves a second look.
A reader wants to get a little of the plastic out of her life. Umbra offers a few tips for reducing refuse.
If we want to scale up the local food movement's ideas, here's a list of principles that could make all the difference.
What's more natural -- locavore purism or technical wizardry? Pork from a happy pig or live ants on your lettuce? An email dialogue about the future of sustainable eating.
Another day, another ring of organized criminals making the transition from eight balls to tasty treats!
A reader is distraught about the petrochemicals in her paper products. Umbra wipes away her tears.
Deniers be warned: When you go up against an entertainer like Bill Nye the Science Guy, you may not only be refuted ... but it might also be pretty memorable.
Conservatives are dead set against bigger government, so they deny problems that might require government solutions. Liberals care about outcomes rather than the size of government.
Small news websites are filling in some of the void left by shrinking city newspapers and TV news coverage. They're proving their worth in times of disaster.
