Climate Technology
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Should oil companies have a seat at the climate negotiating table?
European oil majors are calling for international climate negotiators to put a price on carbon. Some green groups are skeptical.
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Dutch teen’s ocean-cleaning invention to launch next year
If the trial works, The Ocean Cleanup Array could clean up half of the trash in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
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Move over, cotton. This smart fabric could change our lives
Introducing the latest in wearable tech: clothing that regulates body temp.
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Why your organic, fair-trade, cruelty-free chocolate bar won’t save the world
A save-the-forests advocate argues that the certification system gives companies an easy out -- rather than a push to transform the world.
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Foster Farms to reduce antibiotics in its chicken, but is it enough?
Big West Coast chicken outfit vows to join other industry heavyweights in cutting back its use of antibiotics.
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Can I have a composting toilet?
A reader wants to install a composting toilet in her London flat. Umbra is flush with answers.
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4 crazy facts from a new fashion documentary
"The True Cost" gives new meaning to the phrase "retail therapy." We might need a retail therapist after watching it.
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The real sharing economy doesn’t require apps, just kindness
In the middle of a trans-continent bike trip, our hero discovers that in rural America, sharing comes naturally.
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Soda taxes bubbling up all over
Doctors support the idea of taxing sugary beverages, and the state budget could use the money, too.
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Which hardware store is the greenest?
A reader wonders where to get sustainable home-improvement supplies. Umbra is the helpful hardware ham.