Fossil fuels are terrible investments, says top energy economist
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A lot of things are better when tapped at the source. Spring water. Maple syrup. Apple advice from…Artisans transform one small town’s economy
Jul 9, 2015, 3:37 pm By Sam Bliss
Sam Bliss is traveling from Seattle to London by bicycle and boat. Read the intro to his travels…Country rocker Hiss Golden Messenger performs a slow-burning ballad
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M.C. Taylor, frontman of the North Carolina-based country rock band Hiss Golden Messenger, has a…What’s the best way to dump my old cosmetics and contact lenses?
Jul 9, 2015, 6:08 am By Ask Umbra®
Dearest Readers, Occasionally, a theme emerges from the questions you so lovingly send me. Though…How much does your state care about the environment?
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“Which states care most about the environment?” The folks at Save On Energy, a consumer tool to…June was a scorcher in the Western U.S.
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Jul 8, 2015, 6:49 pm By Danielle Hilton
Last year, the African-American author and commentator Charles D. Ellison asked, “Where’s the…Norway’s approach to electric cars pays off in a big way
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Jul 8, 2015, 6:10 pm By Grist staff
Chicken farmers have been shafted by corporate consolidation, says country legend and Farm Aid…Here’s a new idea for giving EPA more power to regulate CO2
Jul 8, 2015, 5:40 pm By Ben Adler
Reading about ocean acidification is usually a bummer: A hefty portion of the carbon dioxide we’re…Methane from fracking is probably more of a problem than EPA thinks
Jul 8, 2015, 5:03 pm By John Light
America’s natural gas boom might be generating a lot more greenhouse gas emissions than the EPA…What happens when wildfire meets permafrost in Alaska?
Jul 8, 2015, 3:10 pm By Suzanne Jacobs
You don’t need a PhD in geochemistry to know that fire and ice don’t play nice together. You…Thanks to social change, urban density ain’t what it used to be
Jul 8, 2015, 2:00 pm By Ben Adler
Everyone is so familiar with the cliches of resurgent older cities on the East Coast that you can…It’s halfway through 2015. Need some inspiration for those New Year’s resolutions?
Jul 8, 2015, 5:05 am By Madeleine Thomas
Welcome back to Woman Crush Wednesday! I hate to be the bearer of alarming news, but we’re past…Toyota’s futuristic iRoad looks like a jellybean, and drives like one, too
Jul 7, 2015, 8:13 pm By Heather Smith
I hate cars for a multitude of reasons, both logical (I’m afraid of getting hit by one) and…Driverless electric taxis could be huge for the planet. Here, let these Legos explain
Jul 7, 2015, 6:04 pm By Grist staffA smart driverless electric taxi system isn’t just a string of buzzwords — it could actually…Climate action by cities could help us avoid the worst of climate change
Jul 7, 2015, 5:50 pm By Clayton Aldern
In the tepid slugfest that is international climate negotiations, governments around the world are…Solar is mostly for the wealthy. Here’s how Obama plans to change that
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This story is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Rooftop solar power…Marijuana plants suck up energy in Denver
Jul 7, 2015, 4:33 pm By Brentin Mock
This story was originally published by CityLab and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk…Listen to Alec Baldwin talk BP oil spill with journalist Antonia Juhasz
Jul 7, 2015, 2:25 pm By Suzanne Jacobs
In the latest episode of Alec Baldwin’s radio show Here’s the Thing, the actor and proprietor of…
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