Why women shouldn’t be afraid of walkin’ after midnight
Apr 8, 2015, 7:13 pm By Eve Andrews
When I was in high school, I used to walk around Pittsburgh at night a lot. It wasn’t really a…L.A. just called. It says go find another dystopia.
Apr 8, 2015, 6:22 pm By Heather Smith
In 10 years, Los Angeles plans to reduce per capita water use by 22.5 percent. It will no longer get…There’s an emerging right-wing divide on climate denial. Here’s what it means (and doesn’t)
Apr 8, 2015, 6:06 pm By David Roberts
For as long as climate change has been a public agenda item — let’s date it back to 1988, when…These new ride-sharing apps actually involve sharing rides
Apr 8, 2015, 3:57 pm By Ben Adler
Why are companies that enable you to order a cab with a smartphone labeled “ride-sharing” and…In Chicago, parks are on the upswing
Apr 8, 2015, 3:23 pm By Lori Rotenberk
Little Village, streets tightly clenched with two-flats and bodegas, is one of Chicago’s most…A Thai activist, reformed investment banker, and feminist beer: It’s Woman Crush Wednesday
Apr 8, 2015, 6:00 am By Madeleine Thomas
Welcome back to Woman Crush Wednesday! As usual, there are a lot of badass women in the news this…Meet the United States of divided climate beliefs
Apr 7, 2015, 7:59 pm By Suzanne Jacobs
If the United States were a person — let’s call her Mavis — and you asked Mavis for her…This roadkill map says a lot about California’s drought
Apr 7, 2015, 7:53 pm By Liz Core
California’s drought is taking a toll on the state’s wildlife. Not a huge surprise, given that…Here’s what it’s like to ride San Francisco’s $6 private bus
Apr 7, 2015, 7:38 pm By Heather Smith
Not too long ago, I wrote about a new bus that arrived in San Francisco. It was a fancy bus, made by…Tom Steyer launches effort to keep climate deniers out of office
Apr 7, 2015, 5:21 pm By Kate Sheppard
This story was originally published by Huffington Post and is reproduced here as part of the Climate…Duke [Energy] is the real loser
Apr 7, 2015, 5:00 pm By Brentin Mock
I didn’t care about which basketball team would win the NCAA championships last night. The states…Fracking is causing Oklahoma’s earthquake “swarm”
Apr 7, 2015, 4:14 pm By Tim McDonnell
This story is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Over the last few years,…Climate hawk takes flight
Apr 7, 2015, 12:06 pm By Chip Giller
It is with great sadness but also no small degree of pride that I’m writing to share the news that…This startup wants to fight deforestation … with robots
Apr 6, 2015, 8:03 pm By Liz CoreDrones are one of the most important scientific advancements of our time — they also do a lot of…Rand Paul is no moderate on climate change
Apr 6, 2015, 8:03 pm By Ben Adler
This is an updated version of a post originally published on 19 Feb 2015. Journalists love a…Tea Party hires actors to feign indignation over plan to save Everglades
Apr 6, 2015, 7:22 pm By Ben Adler
Making a living as an actor in Florida must be hard. The state — best known for sinkholes,…Why more pipelines won’t solve the problem of oil-train explosions
Apr 6, 2015, 6:02 pm By Ben Adler
In the last few years, the grassroots environmental movement has energetically opposed constructing…Jerry Brown tells climate deniers to wake up and smell the drought
Apr 6, 2015, 2:32 pm By Tom McCarthy
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate…7 things to know about California’s drought
Apr 6, 2015, 2:05 pm By Julie Lurie
This story was originally published by Mother Jones and is reproduced here as part of the Climate…Everybody needs a Climate Thing
Apr 6, 2015, 1:15 pm By David Roberts
In my response to Jonathan Franzen, I said that birds are his Climate Thing — that one angle at…
- Visit Grist at grist.org
- Bookmark and Share
- Grist RSS Feed
Welcome to EcoTopical Your daily eco-friendly green news aggregator.
Leaf through planet Earths environmental headlines in one convenient place. Read, share and discover the latest on ecology, science and green living from the web's most popular sites.
Leaf through planet Earths environmental headlines in one convenient place. Read, share and discover the latest on ecology, science and green living from the web's most popular sites.




