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Does it make sense for environmentalists to want to limit immigration?
The Sierra Club, most venerable of environmental organizations, is awash in charges, countercharges, suits, countersuits, invective, counter-invective, and double counter-invective bounces-off-me-and-sticks-to-you. At issue, depending on whom you talk to, is […]
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Breaking Wind
U.K. Military Accused of Thwarting Wind-Power Development The U.K. Ministry of Defense is blocking efforts to expand wind energy in the country, said a group of top scientists today. The […]
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Burn Me Up, Scotty
Super-Hot Trash Zapper May Yield Hydrogen This just in: The future is now. “Plasma torch technology” is gaining acceptance among corporations and governments, and may soon show up at a […]
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Advice on heating tiny urban dwellings
OK, Umbra, I live in a building in Brooklyn where, in typical Brooklyn style, we do not control our own heat. That is, there is no thermostat in our apartment. […]
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Umbra on packaging peanuts
Dear Umbra, I was wondering whether you could provide me with advice about packaging materials. You see, I was recently married and my wife and I now find ourselves buried […]
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A Green and Pleasant Continent
Europe’s Green Parties Unite Thirty-two national Green parties united on Saturday to become the European Green Party, predicting that a unified voice will gain them influence and votes in the […]
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Prize and Shine
Prizes Go to Community Programs Doing Environmental Good Competition for the U.N.’s Equator Prize — rewarded for community initiatives that reduce poverty and preserve environmental health — was so intense […]
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Jesus Christ’s Supercar?
Hybrid SUVs to Hit U.S. Market This Year While a “green SUV” may sound like an oxymoron, Toyota and Ford plan to roll out new gas-electric hybrid SUVs later this […]
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Umbra on fabric softening
Dear Umbra, With winter upon us, I’m thinking about a serious matter: fabric softener. During the summer, I don’t use any. However, with snow looming, static cling is on my […]
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Umbra on diaperless parenting
Dear Umbra, I have a baby on the way. Due to prodding by my wife, I have begun to think about things such as diapers. Babies make a lot of […]
