The dictionary finally admits fracking is here to stay
May 20, 2014, 5:55 pm By Amelia Urry
Kids, do you remember the dictionary? No, not Urban Dictionary. The dictionary! That heavy, paper…Here are some of the ridiculous food names babies got last year
May 20, 2014, 5:48 pm By Holly Richmond
The world’s youngest pretentious hipster, Quinoa, may live only on Pinterest, but kids named Kale…India’s new prime minister is big on solar power
May 20, 2014, 5:06 pm By John Upton
The world’s biggest-ever election just spat out a potentially worrying result. Narendra Modi, a…Your buddy Nicolas Cage to star in “The Runner,” a film set after the BP oil spill
May 20, 2014, 4:33 pm By Holly Richmond
Whispering question mark Nicolas Cage will sneak away from filming National Treasure 3 to star in a…It’s not too late to support Grist
May 20, 2014, 4:30 pm By Grist staff
Amelia Bates Your gift in support of our 15th birthday will help us continue Grist’s indispensable…Evangelical Christians call on Florida politicians to take climate action
May 20, 2014, 3:19 pm By John Upton
When it comes to using energy, what would Jesus do? We’re guessing he wouldn’t use more than he…Ask Umbra: How can I make the world a greener, funnier place?
May 20, 2014, 12:24 pm By Ask Umbra
Q. I read about all kinds of important stuff on Grist — like how to ensure my couch is…This site will answer all your growing queries
May 20, 2014, 11:55 am By Nathanael Johnson
According to rainforest ecologist David Hughes, agriculture went off the rails when the venues…Artists in China strike blows against the smog
May 20, 2014, 8:05 am By Luke Whelan
When Kong Ning left her studio on Jan. 16, 2014, she was fed up. Pollution levels in Beijing had…What all our computers together can tell us about climate change
May 20, 2014, 7:08 am By Samantha Larson
This is part of a series exploring how collective intelligence can create a better world. Read…Climate-changed oceans will mess with life above and below water
May 20, 2014, 6:00 am By The Story GroupEditor’s note: We’re publishing a series from The Story Group that shows Americans on the…Want a job? Knock on Tesla’s door
May 19, 2014, 7:22 pm By John Upton
Hey, Toyota, eat Tesla’s dust! The electric-car maker added 3,000 jobs during the past year or so…San Francisco considers banning exports of coal and petcoke
May 19, 2014, 6:40 pm By John Upton
The city that kicked off a gay-marriage revolution, cracked down on Happy Meal toys,…If you keep illegally dumping fracking waste, Big Oil, we’ll keep videotaping you
May 19, 2014, 6:06 pm By Holly Richmond
Earlier this spring, a tanker truck leaked roughly 1,000 gallons of toxic fracking fluid on eight…Get ready for a whole new kind of climate change lawsuit
May 19, 2014, 5:38 pm By John Upton
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May 19, 2014, 4:42 pm By Holly Richmond
Eighty-four degrees Fahrenheit is the sweet spot for sea turtles. At that temp, babies have an…Is the Obama admin leaning toward requiring frackers to disclose the chemicals they use?
May 19, 2014, 4:31 pm By Lisa Hymas
In a live chat on Monday with Grist, EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy and Energy Secretary Ernest…North Carolina GOP pushes unprecedented bill to jail anyone who discloses fracking chemicals
May 19, 2014, 3:50 pm By Molly Redden
As hydraulic fracturing ramps up around the country, so do concerns about its health impacts. These…14 pointers toward a better food system: Connecting the (local, sustainable) dots
May 19, 2014, 12:37 pm By Nathanael Johnson
Over the last couple of months I’ve been looking at regional food chains, focusing in on one link…From math-lover to talent discoverer: Make Grist’s birthday count
May 19, 2014, 12:24 pm By Andrew Simon
Grist has one more day to reach our 15th birthday goal. According to my math, we’re 968 gifts…
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