Ask Umbra
Grist’s destination for advice on life during climate change. Est. 2002
Past Umbra
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Humans cause climate change. Do we just need fewer humans?
Talking about population as the primary cause of climate change is like talking about food as the primary cause of obesity.
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How can I have a wedding registry that isn’t totally wasteful?
Are a Kitchenaid and climate consciousness incompatible?
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Plastic pollution seems like such an overwhelming problem. What can I do?
"Convenience and overconsumption are the seat of the plastic waste problem."
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Ask Umbra: Where should I move to escape climate change?
You can run but you can't hide.
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Help! I don’t know how to recycle anymore.
In defense of 'waste atheism' -- the acceptance that what we discard may not have any greater destination than the landfill.
