Is climate change the new slavery?
Apr 17, 2014, 6:53 am By Gillen D’Arcy Wood
The latest report from the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is out, with its layers of…No-till farming’s Johnny Appleseed — in a grimy Prius
Apr 17, 2014, 5:14 am By Nathanael Johnson
Let’s start with Jeff Mitchell’s car. From the outside, it looks like a regular, if slightly…This insane cycling video will make you hold your breath for two minutes
Apr 16, 2014, 7:14 pm By Holly RichmondGrist cannot be held responsible for the crapping of your pants while watching this helmet-cam of…This giant vacuum will suck the pollution out of rivers
Apr 16, 2014, 5:13 pm By Holly Richmond
Dyson vacuums are legendary; they’re the main reason divorce is so ugly. So imagine what happens…Here’s what fracking can do to your health
Apr 16, 2014, 3:33 pm By Tim McDonnell
If you know one thing about fracking, it might be that the wells have been linked to explosive tap…Mark Ruffalo, you are our chosen green celeb! (We hope you like fruit)
Apr 16, 2014, 3:03 pm By Grist staff
The people have spoken, and one lucky man in Hollywood will be the happy recipient of a fruit…This velomobile is basically an electric car without the hassle
Apr 16, 2014, 2:31 pm By Holly Richmond
If the words “recumbent trike” make your lip curl, we understand. Weird bikes often seem to…M. Sanjayan on what it’s like to live dangerously in search of climate change
Apr 16, 2014, 12:57 pm By Grist staff
If you thought the title of Showtime’s new series, Years of Living Dangerously, was just a…No, the IPCC climate report doesn’t call for a fracking boom
Apr 16, 2014, 12:19 pm By John Upton
You might have heard that the latest installment of the big new U.N. climate report endorses…Power plants lose legal bid to douse you with mercury
Apr 16, 2014, 11:45 am By John Upton
When it proposed strict pollution rules in late 2011, the EPA paid no heed to the $9.6 billion…Why it’s a big deal that half of the Great Lakes are still covered in ice
Apr 16, 2014, 7:07 am By Stephanie Garlock
Over the winter, as polar vortices plunged the U.S. Midwest into weeks of unceasing cold, the icy…Fearless teenage fish don’t run from climate change, death
Apr 15, 2014, 6:49 pm By Amelia Urry
Geir FriestadWatch out, these hooligans will win a game of chicken or literally die trying. When we…Sally Jewell’s frustrating first year in Washington
Apr 15, 2014, 3:28 pm By Kate Sheppard
Kate SheppardInterior Secretary Sally Jewell has faced an uphill battle in Washington as she tries…Vegan condoms are so passé — socially conscious rubbers are the new hotness
Apr 15, 2014, 3:23 pm By Holly Richmond
At this point, it’s hard to keep track of all the vegan, eco-friendly condoms. Sir Richard’s…This beer tastes like crap, and that’s a good thing
Apr 15, 2014, 1:39 pm By Holly Richmond
The Great Beer Quest If you’ve had a French, barrel-aged red wine, you’re familiar with the…U.N. climate report was censored
Apr 15, 2014, 11:53 am By John Upton
Keep walking past the earthly conflagration, folks. There’s nothing to see here. When the latest…This guy is taking the world’s longest road trip in an electric car
Apr 15, 2014, 11:44 am By Holly Richmond
Norman HajjarClick to largify. Have you ever driven cross-country? What about twice, AND down both…The tiny house documentary is finally (almost) here! Peek inside the result
Apr 15, 2014, 10:31 am By Holly Richmond
Christopher Smith had never built anything before, so he figured documenting the process of building…There’s something worse than phosphates in England’s wastewater: Dildos
Apr 15, 2014, 9:45 am By Holly Richmond
There’s actually something worse than phosphates, antidepressants, or birth control in the…U.N. climate report: We must focus on “decarbonization,” and it won’t wreck the economy
Apr 15, 2014, 6:11 am By Eric Holthaus
Kris KrügRajendra Pauchari, chair of the IPCC, tells us to get a move on. So far, climate change is…
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