Renewable energy is getting cheaper and cheaper, in 6 charts
Feb 3, 2015, 6:57 pm By David Roberts
Things are changing very quickly in the world of renewable energy. The conventional wisdom — that…Look at how much greener California is
Feb 3, 2015, 3:27 pm By Madeleine Thomas
The first two weeks of December brought heavy rain and snowfall to California — and we could…These climate change Instagrams will make you cry
Feb 3, 2015, 3:25 pm By Katie HerzogA new Instagram account called Everyday Climate Change collects photos of the effects of climate…The Koch brothers just kicked mass transit in the face
Feb 3, 2015, 2:36 pm By Ben Adler
A coalition of conservative pressure groups has defeated any hope that congressional Republicans…EPA to Obama: You gotta reject Keystone
Feb 3, 2015, 1:14 pm By Grist staff
Extracting tar-sands oil from Canada would lead to “a significant increase in greenhouse gas…Obama’s budget calls for billions to fight climate change
Feb 3, 2015, 12:59 pm By James West
This story was reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In yet another sign…Greens get behind striking oil workers
Feb 3, 2015, 12:04 pm By John Light
U.S. oil workers have launched a strike that has the potential to spread as the United Steelworkers…Solving climate change will be difficult but worth it
Feb 3, 2015, 8:03 am By David Roberts
I wrote a post last week that seems to have caused a bit of fuss. I got a bunch of angry emails and…Guess who’s coming to dinner? Body politics, lady butchers, and feminism
Feb 3, 2015, 7:04 am By Madeleine Thomas
Render isn’t your typical food magazine. It’s not full of glossy photographs of perfectly rustic…2014 was the safest year to walk in NYC since 1910
Feb 2, 2015, 7:01 pm By Heather Smith
The year was 1910. The mass manufacture of cars was less than a decade old, and the Model T had only…5 most absurd Super Bowl commercials
Feb 2, 2015, 6:34 pm By Eve AndrewsFor those who love to hate on the Super Bowl for, well, any number of reasons, consider this: It is…Tree simple tricks for making our cities cooler
Feb 2, 2015, 6:23 pm By Liz Core
Melbourne, Australia is burnin’ up. In recent years, summer temperatures have peaked at about 113…Urban planners may have finally found how to get to Sesame Street
Feb 2, 2015, 2:41 pm By Brentin Mock
Hundreds of urban planners and developers gathered in a huge ballroom in Baltimore’s downtown…We could have more volcano eruptions thanks to climate change
Feb 2, 2015, 1:35 pm By John Light
Here’s an odd addition to the litany of less-than-great things climate researchers are telling us…Free trade and government regulation, BFF
Feb 2, 2015, 8:00 am By Nathanael Johnson
When it comes to food, should we be limiting markets — or freeing them up? The conditions of our…What’s lighter on the land, sugar beets or sugarcane?
Feb 2, 2015, 7:10 am By Ask Umbra®
Q. My co-workers and I are having a debate: Which is more environmentally friendly, sugarcane or…Here’s how we’re ruining one of the world’s largest lakes
Feb 1, 2015, 6:00 am By Tim McDonnell
This story was reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. At Ibrahim Mohammed’s…Where Americans and scientists disagree, in one chart
Jan 31, 2015, 7:17 am By Tim McDonnell
This story is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Here’s one big reason…Seattle vs. Boston: Which Super Bowl city sucks less?
Jan 30, 2015, 7:47 pm By Grist staff
This weekend, two opposite corners of the nation will face off in America’s most important battle:…This Edmonton ice path would be amazing
Jan 30, 2015, 5:32 pm By Heather Smith
We have highways for cars. Very occasionally, we have highways for cyclists or runners. Once we even…
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