This startup is using cutting-edge tech to save water on California farms
May 2, 2017, 6:04 am By Emma Foehringer Merchant
First in a series on lessons from California’s water crisis. When George McFadden sits at his…Elected officials are supposed to listen to us. Make them.
May 2, 2017, 6:00 am By Ask Umbra®
The big hitch in representative democracy is that it’s sometimes hard to get your elected reps to…Meet the fixer: This airline exec is greening travel.
May 2, 2017, 6:00 am By Grist staff
A flight from LAX to JFK generates something like 65 tons of carbon dioxide, which means each…Here are the best responses to the New York Times hiring a climate BS artist.
May 1, 2017, 1:26 pm By Scott DoddNew columnist Bret Stephens’ first piece appeared Friday, and as Grist alum David Roberts notes at…Meet the fixer: This councilwoman keeps Boise booming.
May 1, 2017, 6:00 am By Grist staffIt’s hard to speak with the boisterous, enthusiastic Lauren McLean and not think of Leslie Knope,…Convince your friends (and your own belly) to crave less meat
May 1, 2017, 6:00 am By Ask Umbra®
Changing your diet is one of the simplest and most effective ways to reduce your carbon impact.…Cast a vote that really matters
Apr 30, 2017, 6:00 am By Ask Umbra®
You’ve likely heard a thousand and twenty times that voting in local and midterm elections is just…Hundreds of thousands demanded climate action in 90-degree weather on Trump’s 100th day.
Apr 29, 2017, 8:07 pm By Grist staff
Unseasonably warm temperatures didn’t dampen turnout at the People’s Climate March in…Fight for school meals that make our kids and the planet healthier
Apr 29, 2017, 6:00 am By Ask Umbra®
You probably haven’t thought about school food since you had to ask yourself if pizza is really a…There’s a blood feud between a vegan strip club and a steak house. Guess where?
Apr 28, 2017, 5:04 pm By Eve Andrews
You got it — Portland, Oregon. Casa Diablo, the world’s first vegan strip club, is embroiled in…The Times hired a climate denier. Scientists are not having it.
Apr 28, 2017, 4:49 pm By Kate Yoder
Two weeks ago, the New York Times took on Bret Stephens — who once called climate change an…The Times is now publishing climate denial. Scientists are not having it.
Apr 28, 2017, 4:49 pm By Kate YoderTwo weeks ago, the New York Times took on Bret Stephens — who once called climate change an…Harvard is divesting from fossil fuels, sort of.
Apr 28, 2017, 4:36 pm By Amelia UrryThe richest university in the world announced it would “pause” investments in mineral and oil…In just 100 days, Trump has done long-term damage
Apr 28, 2017, 1:32 pm By Emily Atkin
This story was originally published by the New Republic and is reproduced here as part of the…Bank your money on something other than dirty energy
Apr 28, 2017, 6:00 am By Ask Umbra®
There are sooo many reasons to pick a bank: No ATM charges! A branch EXACTLY halfway between your…Meet the fixer: This founder empowers people to choose renewables.
Apr 28, 2017, 6:00 am By Grist staff
Usually when you flip a light switch, you have no way of knowing where the energy powering your bulb…One multibillion-dollar company made a better ad for a carbonated beverage than another multibillion-dollar company.
5:35pm By Eve Andrews
Earlier this month, Pepsi released (and then almost immediately withdrew) an ad co-opting protest…Patagonia may sue Trump over national monument review
4:25pm By Alexander C. Kaufman
This story was originally published by the Huffington Post and is reproduced here as part of the…Way more kids than we thought have lead poisoning.
2:31pm By Emma Foehringer Merchant
A new report finds that health officials may fail to detect a third of U.S. children with high…Meet the fixer: This organizer fights for safer waste disposal.
6:00am By Grist staff
Living in Detroit, Ahmina Maxey knew her city had a waste problem. At the time, Detroit was the only…
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