Apple is having second thoughts about building electric, self-driving cars.
Oct 17, 2016, 5:54 pm By Heather SmithThe company is reportedly focusing instead on developing software for driverless vehicles that could…Sharing tractors? There’s an app for that.
Oct 17, 2016, 5:51 pm By Kate YoderWhen a farmer in India’s countryside needs to plow the fields, a tractor can be driven right to…John Oliver just skewered ALL the presidential candidates.
Oct 17, 2016, 5:24 pm By Grist staff“There is no perfect candidate in this race,” said the Last Week Tonight host. “Anyone who…You’re getting a skewed view of this election
Oct 17, 2016, 5:18 pm By Katie Herzog
If you’re liberal, you probably saw the news that Al Gore campaigned with Hillary Clinton in…Another environmental activist was murdered in Brazil — for doing his job.
Oct 17, 2016, 4:11 pm By Sabrina ImblerTwo gunmen shot environmental official Luiz Alberto Araújo in an execution-style killing on…A judge has thrown out Amy Goodman’s riot charges for reporting on Dakota Access.
Oct 17, 2016, 3:46 pm By Emma Foehringer MerchantEven before the charges were dismissed, potential jail time hadn’t been enough to keep the…In wake of Wikileaks, Clinton’s campaign chair seeks to reassure climate activists.
Oct 17, 2016, 3:10 pm By Ben Adler
Last week couldn’t have been an easy one for Clinton campaign chief John Podesta. On the one hand,…You know the drill: 11 of the last 12 months hit record high temps.
Oct 17, 2016, 1:22 pm By Amelia UrrySeptember 2016 is officially the newest addition to a record-breaking streak of hottest-ever…Should I keep my laptop plugged in while I use it?
Oct 17, 2016, 5:47 am By Ask Umbra®
Q. Dear Umbra, I work all day on a laptop (a MacBook Air). I’d like to prolong the life of my…Nearly every country in the world has agreed to cut back on a potent greenhouse gas.
Oct 17, 2016, 3:58 am By Ben AdlerThe deal among some 170 nations to curb the use of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) was struck in Kigali,…Relying on future tech to suck up carbon is rolling the dice with the planet
Oct 16, 2016, 6:00 am By Bobby Magill
Removing carbon dioxide emissions from the atmosphere to prevent global warming from becoming…Is synthetic yarn for the birds?
Oct 15, 2016, 6:21 am By Ask Umbra®
Q. Dear Umbra, I’ve been saving my yarn scraps all year to put out for the birds while they’re…Ken Bone: “If I was Energy King …”
Oct 14, 2016, 9:01 pm By Katie Herzog
“What steps will your energy policy take to meet our energy needs, while at the same time…Satirist writes obituary for the Great Barrier Reef. Internet takes him all too seriously.
Oct 14, 2016, 8:32 pm By Amelia Urry
On the list of things people are lamenting online this week is how humans let…Hurricane Matthew swept away the bank accounts of 2.1 million Haitians.
Oct 14, 2016, 3:36 pm By Sabrina ImblerRavaging crops, drowning goats, and wrecking fishing boats, the Category 4 storm devastated the…A journalist arrested for filming a Dakota Access protest could face more prison time than Edward Snowden.
Oct 14, 2016, 3:28 pm By Kate YoderTen activists were arrested on Tuesday for shutting down tar-sands oil pipelines. Among them was…Sometimes you have to melt some ice to make a point.
Oct 14, 2016, 1:40 pm By Heather Smith
The art collective Futures North just won the Art + Interaction prize at SXSW Eco for Phase…This week wore us out, too — here’s what we’re reading to get away from it.
Oct 14, 2016, 12:39 pm By Grist staffAll we have to say is: woof. Without further ado, our weekly reading recs: After so much sexist…This YouTube survivalist can teach you to skin deer and cook rat
Oct 14, 2016, 5:30 am By Katie Herzog
The hunter sits in the crook of large tree, 15 feet off the ground. If he’s still, a passing human…Sanders is going all-out against the Dakota Access Pipeline, while Clinton is dodging the issue.
Oct 13, 2016, 6:12 pm By Lisa HymasOn Thursday, Bernie Sanders and four other senators sent a letter to President Obama asking him to…
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