Moss can power a radio, and could eventually charge your phone
Feb 25, 2014, 2:14 pm By slaskow
A team of scientists over in Europe have decided to take the idea of “green” power very, very…These baby elephants need moms, and we volunteer
Feb 25, 2014, 1:46 pm By slaskow
There are only about 1,500 pygmy elephants left in the world, and two of them are babies who have…A guy in China is trying to sue the government over the terrible smog
Feb 25, 2014, 1:26 pm By slaskow
Li Guixin lives in the Chinese city Shijiazhuang, which you’ve probably never heard of but which…John Dingell was better for the environment than you think
Feb 25, 2014, 12:29 pm By benadler
To climate activists of the Millennial generation, John Dingell is an irritant, in the same way that…Big polluters tell Supreme Court they’re worried for Chinese restaurateurs
Feb 25, 2014, 11:52 am By John Upton
The country’s worst climate polluters don’t want to have their carbon dioxide emissions reined…Blast from the past: Audio project reminds us that times, and temps, are changing
Feb 25, 2014, 7:42 am By slaskow
One afternoon a few weeks back, sunny, crisp, below freezing, I was on the edge of Prospect Park in…Lunch money: Can school kids really eat local without breaking the bank?
Feb 25, 2014, 6:43 am By nathanael47
This is part of a series in which we’re asking what pragmatic steps we can take to make regional…Oil is spilling from trains, pipelines … and now barges
Feb 25, 2014, 12:22 am By John Upton
ShutterstockThe Mississippi River in New Orleans. The oil industry is a champion of innovation. When…This new whistleblowing site wants to be the WikiLeaks of poaching
Feb 24, 2014, 4:22 pm By hrichmond
Poaching is incredibly frustrating. But other than ponying up $350,000 to save an endangered rhino,…Ocean bottomliner: Why Mike Bloomberg is investing in fish
Feb 24, 2014, 3:30 pm By ameliaurry
Last month, Michael Bloomberg did a lot of things. He stopped being mayor of New York and started…This nifty box can (illegally) turbo-charge your bikeshare cycle
Feb 24, 2014, 2:56 pm By slaskow
Jeff Guida’s soon-to-be-Kickstarted ShareRoller is a hack for your local bikeshare — a…Florida judge rules it’s illegal to unhook from the city’s water system
Feb 24, 2014, 2:21 pm By slaskow
Near the end of 2013, a Florida official decided Robin Speronis was doing something too strange to…Watch the Arctic’s oldest ice melt away
Feb 24, 2014, 1:51 pm By slaskow
The Arctic’s “old ice” — ice that had been around for at least 4 years — used to make up…It takes how much water to grow an almond?!
Feb 24, 2014, 1:48 pm By darbyminow
Click to embiggen. California, supplier of nearly half of all U.S. fruits, veggies, and nuts, is on…Vanilla Ice became an Amish farmer when no one was paying attention
Feb 24, 2014, 10:56 am By hrichmond
Here’s a reality show without any backstabbing, pregnancy scares, or limo hookups: Vanilla Ice…Extreme weather means we have traffic-related musical numbers now
Feb 24, 2014, 9:34 am By hrichmond
You know all those covers of Frozen’s “Let It Go” floating around the internet? Blame severe…Father of the ride: One dad’s bike quest ends expensively on eBay
Feb 24, 2014, 8:03 am By nathanael47
For the past couple months I’ve been trying out cargo bikes, city bikes, and electric bikes, in an…Ask Umbra: What’s better than butter? Spreads will roll
Feb 24, 2014, 6:20 am By Scott Rosenberg
Send your question to Umbra! Q. I follow a largely vegan diet, but I often make exceptions for…Move over, baking soda: Surprising pantry items that double as cleaning supplies
8:10am By ameliaurry
This article originally appeared on Food52.com: Pantry items that double as cleaning tools, part II.…This artist creates tiny anti-fracking scenes with vintage figurines and postcards
Sat 9:36am By Grist Staff
New York state-based photographer Brandi Merolla was trying to figure out her next project when she…
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