3,500 voters in North Dakota could put the brakes on huge fracking boom
Nov 4, 2014, 7:15 am By Tim McDonnell
The run-up to Tuesday’s midterm elections has seen an unprecedented spending surge from…Tar-sands industry loses $17.1 billion thanks to public opposition
Nov 4, 2014, 7:06 am By Sara Bernard
Here’s some good news for your tar-sands blues: Grassroots activism makes a difference! $17.1…The Tom Steyer campaigns you haven’t heard about yet
Nov 4, 2014, 6:29 am By John Light
You already know about the huge amount of money being spent to get voters to care a bit more about…In Richmond, Calif., it’s Chevron’s $3 million vs. a green slate
Nov 4, 2014, 2:06 am By Heather Smith
In old films about Richmond, Calif., MacDonald Avenue is a bustling pedestrian corridor. During the…Is snacking on a scorpion sexy?
Nov 3, 2014, 7:56 pm By Eve Andrews
For centuries, the guiding principle of getting humans to plunk down their hard-earned legal…We pay inmates $3 a day to fight California wildfires
Nov 3, 2014, 7:11 pm By Brentin Mock
I recently heard a story told by the actor/activist Harry Belafonte about meeting with Martin…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 staff
Join 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 Johnson
In 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 Mock
Black 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 Smith
The 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 Light
The 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 Shulins
Three 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 Bernard
At 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 Bliss
Reducing 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 Thomas
From 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 Urry
Here’s a Kickstarter that got our attention this month: The AirBeam, a wearable air monitor…
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