Surprise! This GOP senator’s theory about volcanoes and climate change is totally wrong
Nov 7, 2014, 3:21 pm By Alex Park
When the 114th Congress convenes in January, Alaska Republican Lisa Murkowski will likely take over…Move over Beyonce, there’s a new Queen Bee
Nov 7, 2014, 1:59 pm By Liz Core
Move over Beyonce, it’s time to make room for another Queen B. And her name is Susannah Austin.…America’s solar boom, in charts
Nov 7, 2014, 1:34 pm By Tim McDonnell
Last week, an energy analyst at Deutsche Bank came to a startling conclusion: By 2016, solar power…Here’s how one green group got its investments out of dirty energy
Nov 7, 2014, 7:25 am By Sam Bliss
The Oregon Environmental Council had a problem. It was late last year, and the nonprofit’s board…If you build bike paths, cyclists will come
Nov 6, 2014, 8:11 pm By Sam Bliss
Science says you should keep babies away from ledges and going bald is upsetting. The latest from…The Netherlands’ new solar bike lane totally rules
Nov 6, 2014, 7:08 pm By Liz Core
As if the Netherlands wasn’t cool enough already, they had to go and build a cycling lane made…Here are the worst places to live in the U.S., and climate change isn’t helping
Nov 6, 2014, 6:07 pm By Amelia Urry
From wildfires and drought in the Southwest to hurricanes and floods on the Eastern seaboard,…Meet your new fossil fuel-loving GOP senators
Nov 6, 2014, 2:21 pm By Ben Adler
The Democrats got wrecked on Tuesday, and now Republicans are taking over the Senate. Some of the…How climate change is like street harassment
Nov 6, 2014, 1:12 pm By David Roberts
When I was in grad school I took a small seminar course on Reasons and Persons, the landmark work of…GMO labeling laws keep failing. Here’s why we can expect more
Nov 6, 2014, 12:35 pm By Nathanael Johnson
After efforts to label genetically engineered foods failed in Oregon and Colorado, Politico’s…Giant hog farms are making people sick. Here’s why it’s a civil rights issue.
Nov 6, 2014, 9:23 am By Sara Bernard
The foul stench and pollution caused by North Carolina’s industrial swine farms has long impacted…The Amish: Makers of jam, fine cabinetry, and polluted rivers
Nov 6, 2014, 8:03 am By Rona Kobell
Many Amish people have denounced the Discovery Channel’s Amish Mafia TV show, now entering its…Hey! Did somebody frack my favorite beer?
Nov 6, 2014, 7:07 am By Ask Umbra®
Q. I live in Delaware, and Pennsylvania-brewed Yuengling beer has been my standard for years. But…Chevron spent $72 per voter to defeat these green candidates — and failed
Nov 5, 2014, 7:06 pm By Heather Smith
At the headquarters for the Richmond Progressive Alliance (RPA) Tuesday night, a man in a superhero…Green groups spent millions on the midterms. What did it get them?
Nov 5, 2014, 6:31 pm By John Light
In this year’s midterm elections, grassroots activists pushing for candidates who care about…Get ready for another extremely cold winter starting NOW
Nov 5, 2014, 6:01 pm By Liz Core
If you didn’t experience last year’s polar vortex, let me offer a brief ode to The Great…The country is going to hell, but at least your bus may come on time
Nov 5, 2014, 4:10 pm By Grist staff
Hello. You can come out of the closet now. We know, it’s a scary day. You haven’t wanted to face…Holy sh*t, a town in Texas just banned fracking
Nov 5, 2014, 3:31 pm By Sara Bernard
This was the year of the fracking ban, at least in local elections: Eight municipal and county-wide…Watch Stephen Colbert make fun of major networks’ election coverage
Nov 5, 2014, 2:45 pm By Amelia UrryThere are few things sillier than live election coverage but leave it to Stephen Colbert to take the…Why Jon Stewart is excited about Mitch McConnell’s win
Nov 5, 2014, 1:23 pm By Ted AlvarezJon, baby, I spoke too soon. Here I am, crying in my breakfast beer and despairing that a landslide…
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