How Western civilization ended, circa 2014
Jul 18, 2014, 3:19 pm By Chris Mooney
This episode of Inquiring Minds, a podcast hosted by neuroscientist and musician Indre Viskontas…Stephen Colbert can’t wait to belch exhaust all over bicyclists & hybrid cars
Jul 18, 2014, 2:16 pm By Darby Minow SmithGreens had Stephen Colbert seeing red, so he was excited to hear about a new anti-environmentalist…New Jersey reshuffles Sandy relief dollars, admits to numerous mistakes
Jul 18, 2014, 10:48 am By Greg Hanscom
Remember Bridgegate? No? You obviously weren’t trying to get across the GW Bridge last Sept 9-13.…Sierra Club chief weighs in on conservation heroes, green energy, and Thunder Road
Jul 18, 2014, 7:01 am By Grist staffWe have a new game we like to play with famous (and infamous) visitors to Grist World HQ. It’s…This crusty activist gave up on playing by the rules. What are they gonna do, arrest him?
Jul 18, 2014, 6:09 am By Heather Smith
It’s been over a year since Alec Johnson was arrested for locking himself to an excavator sitting…In 10 years, no one in Helsinki is going to own a car
Jul 17, 2014, 5:58 pm By Jim Meyer
The future is always changing. Back in the day, they promised a flying car in every garage. Now that…Another reason kelp will win over hipsters’ hearts: Craft beer
Jul 17, 2014, 3:44 pm By Samantha Larson
Yesterday, I gave you the top reasons why kelp could bump out kale as hipsterdom’s star vegetable…Wanna see what climate change looks like? Check out the vicious fires in northwest Canada
Jul 17, 2014, 2:42 pm By John Upton
Lightning, an intense heat wave, and low rainfall are lighting up northwestern Canada like a…This rogue bicycle pony express delivered mail in 1894
Jul 17, 2014, 2:40 pm By Amber Cortes
If any of the cyclists who participated in the great bicycle messenger mail route were still…Weed-sniffing dogs join the fight against invasive species
Jul 17, 2014, 2:18 pm By Jim Meyer
There aren’t a lot of career options for dogs. Basically they’ve been limited to law…Scientist: Save Earth by shrinking humans — and making them hate hamburgers
Jul 17, 2014, 1:30 pm By Jim Meyer
If the Earth were a potluck, humans would be the guest who shows up empty-handed and already drunk,…Australia repeals carbon tax, scientists freak out
Jul 17, 2014, 11:36 am By John Upton
The cartoonish stereotype of Australia of yesteryear featured a rough-headed bloke in an Akubra…Goodbye, everyone! A massive hole has opened at the End of the World
Jul 17, 2014, 7:06 am By Eve AndrewsWell! It was nice knowing yinz, because Doomsday is upon us. According to Scripture, the first two…Ask Umbra: Are organic cherries worth the extra expense?
Jul 17, 2014, 6:01 am By Ask Umbra®
Q. While I go organic as much as I can, the inability to buy organic cherries is the price I pay for…Four things you should know about Detroit’s water crisis
Jul 17, 2014, 5:02 am By Heather Smith
This May, the Detroit Water and Sewerage District (DWSD) sent out 46,000 shutoff notices to…Now Google Street View is mapping gas pipeline leaks
Jul 16, 2014, 7:32 pm By John Upton
Some of those Google cars that drive around photographing streetscapes and embarrassing moments…Mother jailed for letting her daughter run free — at the playground
Jul 16, 2014, 6:57 pm By Brentin Mock
Remember Another Bad Creation’s song, “At the Playground”? A more recent story that happened…Good riddance, ocean, you were terrifying and gross anyway
Jul 16, 2014, 6:40 pm By Darby Minow Smith
When I put a fishy face to the victims of ocean acidification, overfishing, and pollution, my…Five reasons why kelp could be the next kale
Jul 16, 2014, 6:08 pm By Samantha LarsonEating kelp sounds gross. But even the mighty kale was once largely regarded as a leathery,…Vermont’s dirty secret: Free-ranging cows are crapping on the water supply
Jul 16, 2014, 5:40 pm By Chris Richard
Vermont – mention the state, and people picture the soft-focus Holsteins on Ben & Jerry’s ice…
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