Ask Umbra: Is it OK to reuse biodegradable plastic spoons?
Mar 13, 2014, 7:02 am By Greg Hanscom
Send your question to Umbra! Q. We get cute, colorful, (supposedly) biodegradable plastic spoons at…These artists will take you on a journey to the melting Arctic
Mar 13, 2014, 6:08 am By jesszimmerman
If you’ve always wanted to visit the Arctic, you might have to hustle, because climate change will…Spiderwebs don’t work as well in cities
Mar 12, 2014, 7:44 pm By hrichmond
Imagine you’re a spider. You get to the big city all bright-eyed, like an eight-legged Carrie…This is what you’d get if Wes Anderson rode a fixie and spray-painted walls
Mar 12, 2014, 6:30 pm By hrichmond
Mart Love him or hate him, Wes Anderson is the king of twee. We doubt the filmmaker has ever met…So long, and thanks for all the tree lobsters
Mar 12, 2014, 6:22 pm By Scott Rosenberg
What rough beast …? In September 2011, I joined Grist as its executive editor. It was an eventful…“More fish in the sea” is not a reason to keep overfishing
Mar 12, 2014, 6:17 pm By Amelia Urry
NOAAYum, elongated bristlemouth. Bristlemouth à la beurre. Miso-seared mola mola. Lanternfish…That new-car smell is making Hurricane Katrina survivors sick
Mar 12, 2014, 6:14 pm By hrichmond
New-car smell reminds you that you get to be the first person EVER to spill Doritos crumbs into the…Can this coal plant save the climate?
Mar 12, 2014, 5:52 pm By Darby Smith
This story was written by the Guardian’s Suzanne Goldenberg. It was originally published in…Gold-medal skier Ted Ligety raps with a snowflake to save winter
Mar 12, 2014, 4:10 pm By Greg Hanscom
Shit just got real in the climate fight, people. Al Gore’s Climate Reality Project has teamed up…Last year saw the highest public transit ridership in 60 years
Mar 12, 2014, 10:49 am By hrichmond
Pat yourself and your fellow bus-riders on the back, if you have enough room to move your arms,…Watch a pangolin play in the mud like a puppy
Mar 12, 2014, 9:50 am By hrichmond
Pangolins are shy, scaled African anteaters that heartless people will pay hundreds of dollars to…Wish you could fertilize crops with pee? Urine luck
Mar 12, 2014, 8:30 am By Samantha Larson
“When are you going to start bringing pee out to the farm?” Jay Bailey, a local farmer, asked…Attn. babies: Don’t be born poor and black in North Carolina
Mar 12, 2014, 7:01 am By Greg Hanscom
In North Carolina, scientists from the Environmental Protection Agency have found a “stable and…Want everyone else to buy into environmentalism? Never say “Earth”
Mar 12, 2014, 4:13 am By Heather Smith
For over three decades, David Fenton has played an unusual role in the environmental movement:…Don’t worry: Your rail trail is (probably) safe
Mar 12, 2014, 3:01 am By benadler
Rail trails — the biking and walking paths that have sprouted up on disused railroad lines over…San Francisco moves to ban plastic water bottles, scoffs at every other sad city
Mar 11, 2014, 8:01 pm By andrewseve
Two big pieces of news out of San Francisco this week: Barry Bonds started a brief stint coaching…Talk talk: Political junkies discuss Senate chat on climate
Mar 11, 2014, 7:20 pm By Grist Staff
When the Senate pulls an all-nighter, the world listens. Or do they? Grist’s Ben Adler joined…This invasive worm could wipe out escargot
Mar 11, 2014, 4:40 pm By hrichmond
Philippe GillotteHold on for one more day. A slimy worm has invaded France from Southeast Asia, and…Depressing new study says you’re right to freak out about climate change
Mar 11, 2014, 2:42 pm By hrichmond
Bad news, buffalos: The carbon dioxide we’re belching into the atmosphere will warm the planet…This depressing animated map shows Walmart taking over America
Mar 11, 2014, 12:49 pm By hrichmond
Here’s an unsettling look at the Walmart-ification of the U.S., starting in Arkansas in 1962 and…
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