Even Hello Kitty is getting into sustainable food
Jan 16, 2015, 4:04 pm By Sara Bernard
One of my most salient memories of early childhood was a small plastic Hello Kitty house. My sister…Why essential oils could change factory farming
Jan 16, 2015, 3:46 pm By Madeleine Thomas
Remember the tiny vial of lavender essential oil that you dropped $35 on at Whole Foods to open your…Why I’ll never have kids, and why you shouldn’t either
Jan 16, 2015, 3:43 pm By Katie Herzog
I’ve recently entered the developmental stage where everyone else is pregnant. My Facebook and…The hottest year ever, in 5 charts
Jan 16, 2015, 3:14 pm By Jeremy Schulman
2014 was the hottest year since record-keeping began way back in the 19th century, according to…Life on Earth now officially at risk, scientists say
Jan 16, 2015, 2:55 pm By Oliver Milman
Humans are “eating away at our own life support systems” at a rate unseen in the past 10,000…These battery-powered trains are almost as magical as the Hogwarts Express
Jan 16, 2015, 2:31 pm By Liz Core
In what is probably a concealment of wizardry, the U.K. has launched a train that doesn’t…Oscar nominations: Everything we love (hint: Mark Ruffalo) and hate
Jan 16, 2015, 1:32 pm By Eve Andrews
Oscar nominations are upon us, which means that suddenly everyone in America has an opinion on…These reefs actually stand a chance of surviving climate change
Jan 16, 2015, 6:22 am By Amelia Urry
Coral reefs, along with polar bears, are basically the sad, rained-on mascots of climate change…Climate hawks are not impressed by Obama’s methane plan
Jan 16, 2015, 2:02 am By Ben Adler
You would expect environmentalists to offer effusive praise as President Obama releases the final…Here’s what climate activists should do in 2015
Jan 15, 2015, 6:33 pm By Grist staff
What should U.S. climate activists be focusing on this coming year? We asked more than a dozen…Don’t call Uber and Lyft “ride-sharing,” says AP
Jan 15, 2015, 4:59 pm By Sam Bliss
Henceforth, the services offered by companies like Uber and Lyft are not to be referred to as…Would you rather swim in a river of ammonium or MDMA?
Jan 15, 2015, 4:49 pm By Eve Andrews
Are you a fish? If yes, it’s crazy that you’re reading this with those gross eyes and tiny,…How much is climate change going to cost us?
Jan 15, 2015, 4:21 pm By David Roberts
How much is climate change going to cost us? How much is it worth to avoid it? How do we figure that…Good news and bad news about rising seas
Jan 15, 2015, 4:00 pm By Greg Hanscom
Good news! Research published this week in the journal Nature finds that the seas did not rise as…There are now twice as many solar jobs as coal jobs
Jan 15, 2015, 2:44 pm By Tim McDonnell
Back in 2006, SolarCity was a small Bay Area solar energy startup with a handful of employees.…California almonds drink up 3 years worth of L.A.’s water use
Jan 15, 2015, 2:27 pm By Julia Lurie
California’s worst drought on record isn’t stopping the state from growing massive amounts of…What America’s nutty demand for almonds is doing to California
Jan 15, 2015, 1:57 pm By Tom Philpott
On a sunbaked August morning, off a rural road in the heart of California’s Central Valley, a…West Virginia will let schools teach the truth about climate change after all
Jan 15, 2015, 11:53 am By John Light
For a little while there, it looked like West Virginia was getting ready to teach its students to…The pros and cons of cheap oil
Jan 15, 2015, 7:52 am By Sam Bliss
Oil is cheap! Crude prices around the world have fallen under $50 per barrel for the first time…I’m trying to eat more local, in-season veggies. Is there an app for that?
Jan 15, 2015, 7:06 am By Ask Umbra®
Q. Is there such a thing as an Android app that will give me a recipe a day, or even a week, using…
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