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• Need a fix?

  Ask Umbra visits the Fixers’ Collective [VIDEO]

  Posted 9 Mar 2010 11:59 PM By Umbra Fisk

  Umbra visits the Fixers’ Collective in Brooklyn, a “social experiment in improvisational fixing and mending.” Get your fix. Watch this! Read More

• Clubs: Not just for sandwiches

  Ask Umbra’s Book Club launches 3

  Posted 3 Mar 2010 12:00 AM By Umbra Fisk

  Move over, Oprah! Ask Umbra's Book Club launches in April with its inaugural selection, Possum Living: How to Live Well Without a Job and With (Almost) No Money by the psedonymous Dolly Freed. Read More

• Under My Umbra-ella

  Ask Umbra’s DIY video on turning a broken umbrella into a tote bag 1

  Posted 1 Mar 2010 11:58 PM By Umbra Fisk

  Broken umbrellas are all over the place. Umbra shows you how to make a tote bag out of a busted bumbershoot. Watch this! Read More

• Get down with your bad self

  Ask Umbra on down comforters, soapy gray water, and canned tomatoes 12

  Posted 1 Mar 2010 12:00 AM By Umbra Fisk

  Umbra gets plucky discussing the ethical implications of down comforters, shows the true colors of non-biodegradable soap in gray water, and clarifies on canned tomatoes. Read More

• Grow your own

  Ask Umbra’s pearls of wisdom on gardening 3

  Posted 25 Feb 2010 5:13 PM By Umbra Fisk

  Umbra tills through the archives in search of gardening advice for those who have succumb to both a green thumb and spring fever. Read More

• Wake me up before you to-go-go

  Ask Umbra on eating in 2

  Posted 24 Feb 2010 12:00 AM By Umbra Fisk

  Inspired by the wonder of HuffPost Green's Week of Eating In, Umbra faces the challenge and finds some delectable resources for dining at home. Read More

• Way To-Go!

  Ask Umbra’s 6 video tips to green take-out food 13

  Posted 22 Feb 2010 10:59 PM By Umbra Fisk

  Disposable to-go containers have got to go! Ask Umbra shows you 6 tips to reduce your carbon forkprint. Watch this! Read More

• But I'm a fun guy

  Ask Umbra on organic mushrooms, dog toys, and revisiting cloth napkins 11

  Posted 21 Feb 2010 10:09 PM By Umbra Fisk

  Umbra digs up the dirt on mushroom production, throws dogs a safe bone, and puts a ring on it -- a napkin, that is. Read More

• Nuclear kids on the block

  Ask Umbra’s pearls of wisdom on nuclear energy 23

  Posted 18 Feb 2010 11:00 PM By Umbra Fisk

  Nuclear power's in the news thanks to President Obama and Bill Gates, so Umbra trolls the archives for her own words of wisdom on the subject. Read More

• Do you know the muffin, man?

  Ask Umbra on how to make organic dog treats 5

  Posted 16 Feb 2010 4:34 PM By Umbra Fisk

  Umbra dishes the step-by-step for mixing up tasty muffins with vegan carob chips and organic peanut butter for your furry friends, courtesy of Get Lick'd Organic Dog Treats. Read More

• Bow wow WOW!

  Ask Umbra’s video advice on greening your dog with DIY treats 5

  Posted 16 Feb 2010 3:38 PM By Umbra Fisk

  CAUTION: This video contains adorable, tail-wagging puppies eating tiny muffins. Brace yourself for extreme cuteness. Read More

• Politic tac toe

  Ask Umbra on political activism, donating light bulbs, and BPA in canned food 6

  Posted 14 Feb 2010 11:00 PM By Umbra Fisk

  Umbra mishears lyrics to Olivia Newton-John's "Let's Get Physical" ("Let's get political, political/I wanna get political/Let's get into politics/Let me hear your legislative body talk"), sheds some light on giving light bulbs a second life, and pats a reader on the back for answering her own question. Read More

• Ask Umbra’s pearls of wisdom on supermarket shopping 11

  Posted 11 Feb 2010 11:00 PM By Umbra Fisk

• Ask Umbra’s Change Agent: Hannah Salwen 8

  Posted 9 Feb 2010 11:00 PM By Umbra Fisk

• Ask Umbra’s video advice on making personal lubricant 9

  Posted 8 Feb 2010 10:58 PM By Umbra Fisk

• Ask Umbra on engagement rings, straws, and napkins 10

  Posted 7 Feb 2010 11:00 PM By Umbra Fisk

• Ask Umbra’s pearls of wisdom on Valentine’s Day 3

  Posted 4 Feb 2010 11:00 PM By Umbra Fisk

• Ask Umbra’s video advice on making your own club soda 19

  Posted 2 Feb 2010 5:00 AM By Umbra Fisk

• Ask Umbra on sustainable manufacturing jobs, sexless fish, and matches 3

  Posted 31 Jan 2010 10:59 PM By Umbra Fisk

• Ask Umbra’s pearls of wisdom on apartment dwelling 1

  Posted 28 Jan 2010 11:00 PM By Umbra Fisk

• Turning down the heat caused by meat with Peter Singer 3

  Posted 26 Jan 2010 6:00 AM

• Ask Umbra on toilet paper, dryer balls, and Twitter 20

  Posted 24 Jan 2010 11:00 PM By Umbra Fisk

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