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Kids Learn the Darnedest Things
Ask Umbra on climate-skeptic teachers, low-flow toilets, and more 0
Posted 5 hours, 52 minutes ago
Today Umbra addresses crap of the educational and evacuational varieties, as well as helping a reader with New Year's resolutions and revealing another resource for greening your life.
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Umbra's Just Bee-Cause
Tweet for the bees 2
Posted 2 days, 16 hours ago
Find out how you can support honeybee research, the lazy way -- plus, a second chance to drink in Umbra's incredible bee hugs video!
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Bring It On
Ask Umbra on her hotness, corporate gift baskets, and more 6
Posted 1 week ago
One question at a time wasn't enough for our dear Umbra Fisk, who debuts a multi-question column this week with advice on taking climate action, greening corporate gift baskets, and recycling receipts.
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Just Boo-Cause
Ask Umbra on Halloween treats and costumes 6
Posted 1 week, 5 days agoLooking for good eco-handouts for the holiday, or perhaps an inspired climate-themed costume? Umbra has a few tricks (and treats) up her sleeve.
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Flash in the Pan
Ask Umbra on canned and frozen foods 23
Posted 2 weeks ago
With winter making the selection of fresh produce dwindle, a reader wonders which is the better eco-option: frozen foods, or canned? Umbra digs into the question.
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Can't you Hear me noggin
Ask Umbra on bike helmets 12
Posted 2 weeks, 5 days ago
When a cyclist wonders about the impact of her discarded helmets on the planet, Umbra suggests that she shift gears.
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Ask Umbra’s video tips for Climate Action Day 2
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Sustainabull
Ask Umbra on writer’s block 0
Posted 3 weeks ago
A newly minted intern at a consulting firm has been asked to write about sustainability, but is feeling a bit tongue-tied. Umbra guides him through.
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Gwyn Some, Lose Some
Does being hot make your green website hot, too? 3
Posted 3 weeks, 2 days ago
We take a peek at a crop of eco-sites started by starlets. Ooh, say that five times fast.
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We Will All Go Down Together
Ask Umbra on climate weapons 4
Posted 3 weeks, 5 days agoIt's great that some people want to buy carbon offsets, says Umbra -- but it won't get the job done. Here's her advice on making bigger, better change.
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I Gave at the Office
Ask Umbra on offsetting work trips 3
Posted 4 weeks ago
If you absolutely have to travel for your job, is it better to buy carbon offsets -- or make more concrete changes to your energy use at home? Or both? Umbra drops in with an answer.
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is it too late?
A video interview with Bill Moyers 2
Posted 1 month ago
Renowned journalist Bill Moyers on what it takes to change direction in America, whether it's too late to act on climate, and what he thinks of climate skeptics.
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Free Pass?
Ask Umbra on buying carbon offsets 11
Posted 1 month ago
Your power company wants to sell you offsets, but what are they doing with the money? Umbra explains how to find out, and whether it's worth the investment.
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Tank and File
Ask Umbra on replacing hot-water heaters 21
Posted 1 month ago
When the parents of three little boys wonder which hot-water heater makes the most sense for them, Umbra sheds light on the issue.
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A Non-Starter?
Ask Umbra on anti-idling campaigns 15
Posted 1 month, 1 week ago
A Girl Scout troop wants to start an anti-idling campaign, but they're not sure how to combat nervous grown-ups who think turning a car on and off will cause damage. Umbra, floored, gives them fuel for their cause.
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TRAY CHIC
Ask Umbra’s video advice on making lunch matter 0
Posted 1 month, 1 week ago
Common wisdom tells us there’s no free lunch. But you can have a guilt-free lunch, thanks to Umbra Fisk’s recipe for midday munchers everywhere. You won’t have to swallow your pride -- you can eat well, save money, and help this juicy planet we call home.
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Ask Umbra’s video advice on making lunch matter 8
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Let's Make a Seal
Ask Umbra on drafty houses 3
Posted 1 month, 1 week ago
When you tighten up a house to save energy, do you lose the benefits of fresh air exchange? A perplexed couple wants to know, and Umbra breezes in with an answer.
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Hitting the Green Carpet
Umbra reports from the Age of Stupid premiere 0
Posted 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Umbra Fisk talks with Heather Graham, Moby, Gillian Anderson, and others at the premiere of the year's hottest climate film.
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Ask Umbra at the Age of Stupid premiere 0
Posted 1 month, 2 weeks ago