Watch Obama call tar-sands oil “extraordinarily dirty”
Mar 8, 2015, 3:03 pm By Grist staff
President Obama disparaged the Keystone XL pipeline and the filthy oil it would carry during a town…Cabbage gets a delicious makeover
Mar 8, 2015, 6:00 am By Alexandra Stafford
Whenever I find myself eating pounds of vegetables in single sittings, I often have my sheet pan to…New York’s new solar plan sets a high bar
Mar 7, 2015, 6:00 am By Tim McDonnell
This story is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. New York wants to get…Underwater, melting glaciers are louder than a symphony of chainsaws
Mar 6, 2015, 8:48 pm By Suzanne Jacobs
Think about the best rock concert you’ve ever been to. Pretty loud, right? Well, some parts of the…Take it easy, man: Marijuana is not turning New Yorkers into murderers
Mar 6, 2015, 8:06 pm By Ben Adler
Perhaps no factor has enabled the much-heralded urban renaissance more than declining crime rates.…The tiny house fantasy is getting a teensy bit out of control
Mar 6, 2015, 7:59 pm By Liz Core
You, like most of us, have likely spent hours sprawled on the wooden floor of your local book store…50 years after Selma, a search for environmental justice
Mar 6, 2015, 7:45 pm By Brentin Mock
Fifty years ago, on March 7, 1965, hundreds of African Americans lined up on the Edmund Pettis…Is sustainability just for rich, white people?
Mar 6, 2015, 4:50 pm By Grist staff
Grist’s own Brentin Mock appeared on MSNBC’s Greenhouse this week to discuss the free…Will the ‘Dark Lord of Coal Country’ finally be brought to justice?
Mar 6, 2015, 3:19 pm By Mason Adams
A federal appeals court ruling has lifted the veil on months of legal jockeying in the upcoming…VICE takes on climate change, and guess what — it’s pretty bleak!
Mar 6, 2015, 2:56 pm By Eve AndrewsThe third season of VICE on HBO premieres tonight, and the star of the very first episode is — you…Obama admin punts on oil train safety — and another bomb train explodes
Mar 6, 2015, 2:12 pm By John Light
An oil train derailed and exploded in rural Illinois on Thursday afternoon — the third one in…Homobiles, SF’s queer ride service, is the anti-Uber
Mar 6, 2015, 1:07 pm By Heather Smith
Read parts 1 and 2 of the series. It’s Saturday night, and the drag queens in the back of the car…Here’s how much water goes into your food
Mar 6, 2015, 9:15 am By Grist staffAre you one of those people who suffers through 10-second showers in the name of water and energy…Here’s one more thing that Uber has ruined for everyone
Mar 5, 2015, 7:54 pm By Eve Andrews
Taxi sex. But let’s be real for a second. Who hasn’t gotten a little bit handsy in the back of…Watch Ohio trade awful chili for awesome creameries and kimchi
Mar 5, 2015, 5:55 pm By Darby Minow SmithOhio isn’t exactly known for fine, fresh cuisine. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t folks…Los Angeles kids finally get a breath of fresh air
Mar 5, 2015, 4:07 pm By Suzanne Jacobs
Good news about air pollution! No, really: According to a new study published yesterday in the New…Sometimes we are all this octopus climbing up the walls
Mar 5, 2015, 3:12 pm By Amelia Urry
We’ve all been there. Sure, things seem to be going well: You’re finally getting along with your…Do I need to flush every time?
Mar 5, 2015, 12:47 pm By Ask Umbra®
Q. Are there any hard and fast rules when it comes to flushing your toilet after every visit? Now…Walmart’s new green product label is the most misleading yet
Mar 5, 2015, 12:42 pm By Stacy Mitchell
A giant, 150-foot roll of bubble wrap may not be your idea of an environmentally friendly product,…The secret history of the taxi wars
Mar 5, 2015, 8:24 am By Heather Smith
In part 1, we examine how Uber and Lyft are part of the great tempification of America. Setting:…
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