Obama and Xi unveil shiny new U.S.-China climate deal
Sep 25, 2015, 5:35 pm By Clayton Aldern
The U.S. and China are in friction over plenty of topics — cyber attacks, military jostling in…Even scientists who don’t study the climate think climate change is a big deal
Sep 25, 2015, 5:26 pm By Suzanne Jacobs
Only in a country where people treat science like it’s fashion advice from the Olsen twins —…What do John Boehner, the pope, and the state of Texas have to say about women this week?
Sep 25, 2015, 4:36 pm By Eve Andrews
Welcome back to Shots and Chasers, a Grist roundup of the reproductive rights news of the week. Last…Here are 17 things we need to do to fix the world
Sep 25, 2015, 4:15 pm By Tim McDonnell
This story was originally published by Mother Jones and is reproduced here as part of the Climate…New York City sweeps aside homeless people for pope’s visit
Sep 25, 2015, 3:53 pm By Raven Rakia
This morning, as the pope spoke at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, he called for…Inventor looks to shake up cleantech with smart solar trackers
Sep 25, 2015, 1:04 pm By Heather Smith
I am peering through the glass window of a refrigerator-sized machine. The machine is named…Pope Francis warns that environmental destruction could wipe out humanity
Sep 25, 2015, 12:49 pm By Inae Oh
This story was originally published by Mother Jones and is reproduced here as part of the Climate…Interview: Republican candidate George Pataki says it’s time to talk about climate change
Sep 25, 2015, 1:21 am By Amanda Little
You wouldn’t know it from the debates, or from the candidates’ websites, or from any public…China is about to launch the world’s biggest cap-and-trade program
Sep 25, 2015, 1:00 am By James West
This story was originally published by Mother Jones and is reproduced here as part of the Climate…McDonald’s to roll out organic hamburger in Germany
Sep 24, 2015, 6:43 pm By Nathanael Johnson
McDonald’s is going to start selling organic burgers in Germany. And the meat won’t just be 100…Ranchers with ties to the biofuel industry attack Brazilian tribe members
Sep 24, 2015, 5:35 pm By Raven Rakia
In Brazil, the biofuel industry is booming. In 2013-2014, the country produced 7.3 billion gallons…Can game theory predict what will happen at the UN climate negotiations?
Sep 24, 2015, 4:49 pm By Clayton Aldern
Over the past few months, upwards of 50 countries have made their views on fighting climate change…What is PPM, and what does it have to do with capitalism and climate change?
Sep 24, 2015, 3:15 pm By Amelia Urry
If you spend much time keeping up with the climate, you are bound to come across a number like 400…A few miles away from where the pope addressed Congress, a black community looks for change
Sep 24, 2015, 1:54 pm By Raven Rakia
When you’re looking for who is the most disregarded in society — look no further than where the…Pope Francis went easy on climate change in his message to Congress
Sep 24, 2015, 1:25 pm By Tim McDonnell
This story was originally published by Mother Jones and is reproduced here as part of the Climate…Is Cargill backsliding on its promise to end deforestation?
Sep 24, 2015, 12:53 pm By Nathanael Johnson
A year ago, Cargill made headlines for committing to help end deforestation. It was one of many…Top 6 takeaways from Rolling Stone’s interview with Obama on climate change
Sep 24, 2015, 11:09 am By Katie Herzog
Remember when the president went to Alaska? Wait — you don’t? Seriously? It was like three weeks…Are automatic toilets wasteful?
Sep 24, 2015, 6:00 am By Ask Umbra®
Q. Dear Umbra, I HATE those auto-flush toilets you see in public restrooms. I try to be as still as…Immigrant women take a 100-mile pilgrimage to see Pope Francis
Sep 23, 2015, 8:09 pm By Aura Bogado
In his remarks outside the White House Wednesday morning, Pope Francis opened with a very explicit…Volkswagen’s emissions cheating caused an appalling amount of extra pollution
Sep 23, 2015, 7:04 pm By Karl Mathiesen
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate…
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