John Oliver takes on ALEC, state legislatures, and (we hope) a threesome with us and Jon Stewart
Nov 3, 2014, 6:53 pm By Ted AlvarezJon, honey, please sit down. We need to talk. We’ve had it good of late. Real good. We’ve taken…The Weather Channel founder is the climate-denying grandpa you never had
Nov 3, 2014, 5:18 pm By Liz CoreClimate denier and The Weather Channel co-founder John Coleman has been getting a lot of media…Join Grist for a night of comedy with Todd Barry, Eugene Mirman, and more in NYC
Nov 3, 2014, 2:46 pm By Grist staffJoin Grist on Sunday, Nov. 16, for a night of comedy at The Bell House in Brooklyn. “A Beacon in…Farm life without modern tech looks beautiful and backbreaking
Nov 3, 2014, 2:35 pm By Nathanael JohnsonAs I was writing up my interview with Ethiopian farmers Birtukan Dagnachew Tegegn and Dadi Buta…From two Ethiopians, what small farmers really want
Nov 3, 2014, 11:09 am By Nathanael JohnsonIn this series trying to figure out how we humans can best feed ourselves, I’ve been talking to…Wait, who says people of color don’t care about the climate?
Nov 3, 2014, 8:04 am By Brentin MockBlack and Latino voters don’t care about climate change. Or that’s what a new study would have…Help! I need eco-friendly party favors — on a budget
Nov 3, 2014, 7:02 am By Ask Umbra®Q. We’ll soon be throwing a birthday party for our preschool-age son. There is a very firm social…Rotten odors rouse citizen sleuths in Pennsylvania gas patch
Nov 3, 2014, 6:02 am By Heather SmithThe badges cost $14 apiece. Rebecca Roter walked around the perimeter of the fences surrounding the…The 10 things you need to know from the new IPCC climate report
Nov 2, 2014, 5:29 pm By John LightThe latest IPCC report is out, and the news is not happy. The chair of the Intergovernmental Panel…After Irene, Vermont shows us what climate resilience looks like
Nov 2, 2014, 8:11 am By Nancy ShulinsThree years after Tropical Storm Irene turned their fields into lakes and their cows into swimmers,…In the fight for bike-safe streets, we’ll need everyone to join the ride
Nov 1, 2014, 8:05 am By Sara BernardAt the mention of “bicycling advocates,” you probably picture dread-headed hippies at a Critical…Surprise: Biodegradable plastic bags usually aren’t
Oct 31, 2014, 8:47 pm By Sam BlissReducing waste is hard. Who really knows what packaging is safe to recycle or compost when labeling…Fracking pollution just went airborne
Oct 31, 2014, 8:34 pm By Madeleine ThomasFrom contaminated groundwater to polytechnic displays at the kitchen faucet, most of the major…These wearable air monitors fight pollution from the streets
Oct 31, 2014, 5:21 pm By Amelia UrryHere’s a Kickstarter that got our attention this month: The AirBeam, a wearable air monitor…Scary maps show how bad California’s water shortage is
Oct 31, 2014, 5:11 pm By Tom PhilpottJust how bad is California’s water shortage? Really, really bad, according to these new maps,…Is this House Republican about to lose to a climate hawk?
Oct 31, 2014, 4:41 pm By David RobertsI haven’t paid too much attention to the midterm elections this year, mostly because they are…32 countries where global warming could make violence worse
Oct 31, 2014, 4:14 pm By James WestRecently, the Pentagon released a disturbing report. Climate change, it warned, will exacerbate…Texas lobbying group busted for phony anti-solar campaign
Oct 31, 2014, 2:17 pm By Brentin MockIf you want to see just how low utility companies will stoop to try to turn public opinion against…Meet the Amazon tribespeople who beat Chevron in court — but are still fighting for clean water
Oct 31, 2014, 8:05 am By Alexander ZaitchikThis article originally appeared in TakePart. One day in early August, I took a long and lazy canoe…Turn your last-minute Halloween costume into an environmental statement
Oct 31, 2014, 7:04 am By Eve AndrewsHalloween is here, my friends, and that only means one thing: You should feel anxious and…
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