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How a simple renovation turned into the "Big Dig" of rehabs

Home Economics of the JP Green House, Part 1 0
Posted 7 hours, 51 minutes ago From an initial budget of $25,000 to a revised estimate of $200,000, the JP Green House has taken on Big Dig proportions -- but the new reality will mean a smarter eco-model in the end.
The Wind Kids: How high school students helped bring a wind farm to Milford, Utah 0
Posted 3 days, 2 hours ago
The night I slept with Jim Hansen 13
Posted 1 week, 2 days ago College students in Massachusetts got tired of letting climate worries keep them up all night. Now they're sleeping soundly -- in the middle of Boston Common.
Columbia suspends evironmental journalism program 0
Posted 1 month ago
Infrared, Schminfrared

4.5 things I learned at my energy audit 8
Posted 1 month ago I finally took the plunge after years of blithely telling Grist readers to "get an energy audit" -- so what was it like?
A Non-Starter?

Ask Umbra on anti-idling campaigns 15
Posted 1 month, 3 weeks 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.
TRAY CHIC

Ask Umbra’s video advice on making lunch matter 0
Posted 1 month, 3 weeks 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.
Ask Umbra’s video advice on making lunch matter 8
Posted 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Straight from the Resource's mouth

Ask Umbra on giving advice 0
Posted 2 months ago
With school in session, a teacher wants to turn his students into eco-advice givers, but he's not sure where to start. Umbra goes all meta on his ass.
The toxic assault on our children

Can we protect kids from the toxic trappings of modern life? 1
Posted 2 months ago
Philip and Alice Shabecoff's Poisoned Profits: The Toxic Assault on Our Children casts environmental contamination in the context of kids, connecting the dots between the toxification of the young and a slew of once rare, now devastatingly commonplace childhood diseases.
Dispatch from the virtual front lines of parenting

The fight to save childhood 8
Posted 2 months, 1 week ago
What happens when sustainability and internet addiction collide? At the JP Green House, an experiment in unplugging commences along with the new school year.
Walking the Chalk

Going back to school? Here’s a green cheat sheet 2
Posted 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Whether you're making your first big-kid move to Kindergarten or hitting campus for your senior year, there are all sorts of ways to make yours an eco-education, from non-toxic school supplies to the classes you take.
Ask Umbra’s video advice on greening your campus 3
Posted 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Around a rising sea

Expedition to link students in support of climate action 1
Posted 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Atlantic Rising is an educational expedition around the Atlantic rim tracing the 1-meter contour line -- the Atlantic coastline as it will look in 100 years if sea levels rise as predicted.
why illinois, why?

Middle school teacher responds on real energy education for kids 0
Posted 3 months ago
The state of Illinois helps coal companies pitch their message to kids. A middle school science teacher offers a tip for better education.
Green Colleges Make Green

Colleges without rocking enviro programs are failed businesses 5
Posted 3 months ago
Even if you didn't care one little tiny bit about climate or environment, as an undergraduate institution you'd create a killer Enviornmental Studies program with a climate focus simply to recruit students and make money as an business.
Getting schooled

Top 20 green colleges 14
Posted 3 months ago
Sierra magazine has just released its third annual list of what it calls "the most eco-enlightened U.S. colleges," and the University of Colorado at Boulder comes in tops. Find out what other schools made the list.
Going Topless

Ask Umbra on buying a convertible 6
Posted 4 months, 1 week ago
A college-bound student with muy generous parents wonders which convertible car she should buy. Umbra, somewhat agog at the question, manages to uncover an answer.
Readin', writin', 'n' (global) warmin'

New group inspires teens to combat climate change 5
Posted 4 months, 2 weeks ago
The Alliance for Climate Education aims to educate teenagers about climate change in a way that's hip, engaging, and might actually inspire them to action.
Shut Your Mouth!

13 badass greens 17
Posted 5 months, 1 week ago
Think all greens are wimps and weenies? Think again.