This necklace tells you when your cows are horny
Mar 28, 2014, 10:31 am By hrichmond
Farming apps are the new bubble, my friend (a Tinker Bell–sized bubble, but still). Not only can…If we want people to drive less, we have to end sexism
Mar 28, 2014, 9:47 am By hrichmond
At Atlantic Cities, Ann Friedman has a stellar post about how gender inequality affects public…Nancy Drew and the mystery of the secret oil spill
Mar 28, 2014, 9:07 am By Heather Smith
When oil spills across a National Monument, and no one is there to see it, does it still leave a…Want to attract a new generation to the national parks? Find a few new rangers.
Mar 28, 2014, 7:01 am By Greg Hanscom
Come 2016, the National Park Service will turn 100 years old. In anticipation of the centennial…Oil workers and Jewish grandmas driving American metropolitan growth
Mar 28, 2014, 6:05 am By andrewseve
Looking for the fastest-growing metropolitan areas in the United States? Follow the fracking –…America’s worst food deserts: Map-lovers edition
Mar 28, 2014, 5:15 am By Nathanael Johnson
Pablo PecoraKhongoryn Els-Gobi Desert in Mongolia. Both a literal and food desert. Food deserts are…Here’s a shorebird’s-eye view of the Galveston oil spill
Mar 27, 2014, 7:00 pm By Amelia Urry
When an oil barge collided with a container ship on Saturday in Galveston, Texas, as many as 168,000…Why do we work so hard? Cadillac and Ford have very different answers
Mar 27, 2014, 5:10 pm By Darby Smith
In an ad that aired during the Super Bowl, Cadillac shared its version of America and electric…Why is New York’s Citi Bike losing tons of money?
Mar 27, 2014, 4:51 pm By acortes2014
New York, I love you, but you’re bringing me down. It’s only been 10 months since Citi Bike…Samuel L. Jackson thinks going vegan will make him live forever
Mar 27, 2014, 4:09 pm By jesszimmerman
If there’s anyone who should know about superhero shit like nigh-invulnerability, it’s Nick…The Double O bike light is less dirty than it sounds, but still cool
Mar 27, 2014, 2:46 pm By hrichmond
We’re all about coming and going by bicycle (see: vibrating bike seat), so imagine our…Why we can’t seem to stop oil-filled rail cars from going boom
Mar 27, 2014, 2:39 pm By Heather Smith
People — including me — have written a good amount already about how trains have been exploding…Mexican gangs learn that lime pays (also crime)
Mar 27, 2014, 2:36 pm By andrewseve
“I could just kill for a margarita right now,” you sigh, apparently ignorant of the fact that it…Join Grist and SXSW ECO for a Big Idea fest (and free drinks!) in Seattle
Mar 27, 2014, 2:04 pm By Grist Staff
Hey, Seattle! Grist is teaming up with SXSW ECO to launch its 2014 conference season. The Emerald…NYC wants to turn an old train track into a park with ziplines and ping pong
Mar 27, 2014, 1:27 pm By hrichmond
Queens residents are lobbying for 3.5 miles of a former train line to get new life as a tricked-out…Congress successfully took the wind out of wind energy’s sails last year
Mar 27, 2014, 12:27 pm By John Upton
America’s fossil fuel-smitten Congress helped China blow the U.S. out of the water last year when…Ohio lawmakers: All right, folks, we guess it’s okay for you to buy Teslas
Mar 27, 2014, 12:04 pm By John Upton
If you live in Ohio, your lawmakers are poised to allow you to purchase a Tesla from a sales center…These beauty pageant contestants are chickens
Mar 27, 2014, 11:38 am By hrichmond
Ernest GohSquawk like an Egyptian. If you think Toddlers and Tiaras is weird, replace Honey Boo-Boo…Half of voters have no idea who the Koch brothers are — so here’s a quick and dirty primer
Mar 27, 2014, 10:29 am By hrichmond
A recent George Washington University battleground poll of a thousand registered “likely” voters…This powerful app brings organic farming into the Candy Crush age
Mar 27, 2014, 9:07 am By hrichmond
FarmLogs Screw FarmVille. REAL farmers use FarmLogs. The app — which just snagged $4 million from…
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