Ask Umbra
Grist’s destination for advice on life during climate change. Est. 2002
Past Umbra
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How can I invest my money without contributing to the climate crisis?
Umbra investigates: Is greed actually good?
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How can I celebrate the Jewish New Year when the planet is burning?
Rosh Hashanah is supposed to remind you how to live, in the simplest and most basic sense.
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I’m broke. Is that a good thing for the climate crisis?
Poverty is not a measure of virtue, it’s a measure of adversity.
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Should I donate my clothes or wear them to shreds?
When it comes to everyday, identity-expressing things like food and clothing, advice that doesn’t factor in culture is worthless.
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How can I teach my students about climate change?
The youngest Gen Zers are just starting to wrap their heads around multiplication tables, let alone planetary physics.
