The U.S. is just pathetic on high-speed rail
Mar 23, 2016, 10:05 pm By Ben Adler
“After a half century of neglect, America now has a railroad system that the Bolivians would be…These sea cucumbers vacuum up the ocean’s trash — and they’re in trouble
Mar 23, 2016, 4:55 pm By Suzanne Jacobs
What do apples, strawberries, burnt hot dogs, and bottom-feeding pigs all have in common? Hint:…What would actually happen if we stopped eating so much meat?
Mar 23, 2016, 3:39 pm By Melissa Cronin
If you follow the news about food, you’re no doubt aware that there’s a lot of concern over the…Protestors turn a federal offshore oil auction into a circus
Mar 23, 2016, 1:38 pm By Melissa Cronin
About 150 activists disrupted a federal auction for offshore oil and gas leases on Wednesday at the…Mitch McConnell likes procrastinating so much, he wants the whole country to do it
Mar 23, 2016, 11:04 am By Rebecca Leber
The most powerful man in the Senate isn’t interested in doing his job, and he’s telling state…How California got way ahead of the rest of the world in fighting climate change
Mar 22, 2016, 8:21 pm By Gabriel Kahn
This story was originally published by Mother Jones and is reproduced here as part of the Climate…Apple says you can “feel really good” about buying its products. Don’t believe them.
Mar 22, 2016, 3:24 pm By Katie Herzog
Lisa Jackson, Apple’s VP of environment, policy, and social initiatives, took to the stage at…The scientist who first warned of climate change says it’s much worse than we thought
Mar 22, 2016, 10:11 am By Amelia Urry
The rewards of being right about climate change are bittersweet. James Hansen should know this…The scientist who first warned of climate change says it’s much worse than we thought
Mar 22, 2016, 10:11 am By Amelia Urry
The rewards of being right about climate change are bittersweet. James Hansen should know this…Trump says nuclear weapons are the riskiest kind of climate change
Mar 21, 2016, 8:53 pm By Katie Herzog
National embarrassment and presidential hopeful Donald Trump met with The Washington Post’s…Trump says nuclear weapons are the riskiest kind of climate change
Mar 21, 2016, 8:53 pm By Katie Herzog
National embarrassment and presidential hopeful Donald Trump met with The Washington Post’s…The U.N.’s new climate mascot is … an Angry Bird?
Mar 21, 2016, 8:19 pm By Kate YoderWhat comes to mind when you think of mascots? A football game, complete with a sweaty teen in a…Climate activists gear up to protest new oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico
Mar 21, 2016, 5:54 pm By Melissa Cronin
Louisiana’s Superdome has been a controversial setting for climate emergencies in the past,…Oil companies want to get in on the action in Cuba
Mar 21, 2016, 4:56 pm By Katie Herzog
It’s a new day for Cuba and the U.S. A little more than a year after relations between the two…I’m Grist’s new executive editor. Tell me how to do my job.
Mar 21, 2016, 6:05 am By Scott Dodd
Dear readers, A wonderful thing happened last month when I started telling folks that I had been…Would you give up cheese to slow climate change?
Mar 21, 2016, 6:00 am By Ask Umbra®
Q. Dear Umbra, The meat industry is taking a devastating toll on the planet. One thing that keeps me…The oil industry doesn’t trust Donald Trump
Mar 21, 2016, 5:01 am By Ben Adler
Just over a week ago, I argued that Donald Trump might not actually be the worst possible Republican…Make nifty food coloring with ingredients from your kitchen
Mar 20, 2016, 7:00 am By Erin McDowell
I’m not really against food coloring, but I’ll happily go the natural route when possible. There…Leonardo DiCaprio gives $1 million to help island nation protect its oceans
Mar 19, 2016, 8:08 am By Kate Yoder
From Shutter Island to Manatee Island, Leonardo DiCaprio keeps winning our hearts — and our…Colorado considers bill to make it easier to sue Big Oil over fracking earthquakes
Mar 18, 2016, 6:53 pm By Xian Chiang-Waren
If you were under the impression that ordinary people couldn’t do much to hold Big Oil companies…
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