Why does meat have to be manly?
Jul 14, 2015, 5:00 am By Eve Andrews
When I was little — 7, 8 years old — I used to be able to put away a steak with a gusto that my…On “True Detective,” public transit riders have it even worse than usual
Jul 13, 2015, 8:18 pm By Eve AndrewsIn this installment of Green Screen, we highlight the greenest parts of your favorite TV guilty…Europe is so hot right now — and only going to get hotter
Jul 13, 2015, 8:10 pm By Andrea Thompson
If you were in Paris or Madrid as June transitioned to July, you could be forgiven for thinking you…How development banks can help restore faith in a Paris climate deal
Jul 13, 2015, 6:36 pm By Clayton Aldern
To truly tackle climate change, we’ll need to mobilize Scrooge McDuck-level rivers of cash —…Your plane’s ETA is wrong, and it’s the climate’s fault
Jul 13, 2015, 6:17 pm By Suzanne Jacobs
To most people, hopping on a plane from Hawaii to the East Coast and getting in way earlier than…Agave, the plant that gets you drunk off tequila, could also help drought-proof our food system
Jul 13, 2015, 4:03 pm By Grist staff
The humble cactus! Wellspring of tequila, source of nopales tacos, and … our ticket out of fuel…The South still doesn’t have any wind farms — but that’s about to change
Jul 13, 2015, 2:48 pm By John Light
How can we make wind power work in the Southeastern U.S.? By reaching higher up into the sky.…Is it OK to buy plastic water bottles for emergencies?
Jul 13, 2015, 6:04 am By Ask Umbra®
Q. Here in the Bay Area we are constantly hounded to have a supply of emergency water (and other…We’re asking the tough questions on meat
Jul 13, 2015, 5:00 am By Nathanael Johnson
We’re about to take a deep dive into the meat tank — strap on your offal fins and your byproduct…NYC is looking to buy a whole lot of clean energy
Jul 12, 2015, 4:56 pm By Ben Adler
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) wants to power all city government operations with renewables…Here’s why you should pickle your extra zucchini
Jul 12, 2015, 8:08 am By Alexandra Stafford
We’re serious about keeping farmers market produce on the menu all year long. Alexandra…This snail-eating fish was named after the Obamas
Jul 11, 2015, 8:20 am By Richard Schiffman
During their final years in office, presidents often become preoccupied with their legacy, worrying…Gloomy alleyways are getting a much-needed makeover
Jul 10, 2015, 8:29 pm By Ana Sofia Knauf
Alleyways tend to creep me out. After all, they’re often dark and dingy, and used (to excess) as…This cleantech expert lays down the facts on solar and natural gas
Jul 10, 2015, 7:50 pm By Suzanne Jacobs
The bad thing about climate change — besides everything — is that it comes with a countdown. We…Climate change is a security threat. Make it a foreign policy priority
Jul 10, 2015, 7:05 pm By Clayton Aldern
In March of this year, researchers at U.C. Santa Barbara and Columbia published a paper linking…Sea levels will rise by at least 20 feet — and that’s the positive scenario
Jul 10, 2015, 6:54 pm By Brian Kahn
Even if the world manages to limit global warming to 2 degrees C — the target number for current…There are sharks living in a volcano, and this is not a drill
Jul 10, 2015, 5:05 pm By Amelia UrryJust when you think the world can’t get any weirder, you learn that there are sharks swimming…This video game will make you care about crumbling urban infrastructure
Jul 10, 2015, 4:54 pm By Eve AndrewsThe weirdest thing about video games is that they force players to confront their worst phobias.…This beautiful video of plankton eating plastic is also a little disturbing
Jul 10, 2015, 3:53 pm By Grist staffHere’s a slightly alarming tidbit of news for your Friday: Plankton — that wonderful array of…Enviros, Tea Partiers, and the Christian Coalition all agree: Florida needs more rooftop solar
Jul 10, 2015, 3:26 pm By John Light
There’s an increasingly energetic fight brewing in Florida — one that has odd battle lines,…
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