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A reader wants to get a little of the plastic out of her life. Umbra offers a few tips for reducing refuse.
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.
If the words “recumbent trike” make your lip curl, we understand. But the solar-powered, electric ELF deserves a second look.
If we want to scale up the local food movement's ideas, here's a list of principles that could make all the difference.
A reader is distraught about the petrochemicals in her paper products. Umbra wipes away her tears.
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.
Another day, another ring of organized criminals making the transition from eight balls to tasty treats!
The lighted sheet looks like a magical page from an unpublished Harry Potter book. (Or a glow-in-the-dark Barbie hammock.)
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.
