America’s first carbon-trading program can boast some impressive numbers
Feb 27, 2014, 6:41 pm By John Upton
How to do you turn $1 billion into $2 billion, all the while helping to slow down global…Ikea is in trouble for cutting down 600-year-old trees
Feb 27, 2014, 5:10 pm By jesszimmerman
According to the U.K.’s Sunday Times, the Forest Stewardship Council has banned…New Google Street View project lets you hang out with polar bears
Feb 27, 2014, 3:28 pm By slaskow
Google Street View published a project today that lets you hang out with polar bears. I mean, not…How big meat recalls hurt small cattle ranches
Feb 27, 2014, 2:54 pm By nathanael47
Whenever there’s a giant meat recall, the first and often only reaction is disgust. It’s…Whole Foods doesn’t want organic food and regular food to touch (but this may not be totally crazy)
Feb 27, 2014, 2:24 pm By slaskow
Jeff CutlerNO TOUCHING! The Daily Beast has an article that takes a lot of words to criticize…Ask Umbra: Is my compost pile contributing to climate change?
Feb 27, 2014, 2:15 pm By ghanscom
Q. Composting has become a basic tenant of sustainable living, but it is also under debate: How…Snails wearing sweaters might just be the best thing ever
Feb 27, 2014, 1:21 pm By hrichmond
Winter: the perfect time for drinking tea, binge-watching House of Cards, and knitting a sweater for…You might see fewer oil trains on the tracks, thanks to a new emergency order
Feb 27, 2014, 11:49 am By John Upton
The rash of exploding railcars across North America was treated with a dash of regulatory tonic this…Someone found the world’s oldest cheese, and it’s from 1615 B.C.
Feb 27, 2014, 11:22 am By hrichmond
elfedNot THIS someone, mind you. Everyone knows mummies were buried with their bling. But it turns…Saline solution: When de-icing roads, we may want to pass on the salt
Feb 27, 2014, 10:00 am By samanthalarson
It’s no secret that Americans love salt. But our uses for it extend well beyond the kitchen: It…The Onion takes on Monsanto
Feb 27, 2014, 9:55 am By hrichmond
We don’t want your seed, Monsanto — and yet you keep finding ways to make it more aggressive.…Cheers! Grist has a new class of fellows
Feb 27, 2014, 9:08 am By asimon1225
Back in October, we told you we were looking for a few good fellows. Well, we found ‘em. And we…Uber complicated: Rideshare legal battles heat up across the country
Feb 27, 2014, 7:02 am By acortes2014
For several years now, the rideshare revoluton has promised a day when we could throw our car keys…Bummer for anti-Keystoners: Report finds no conflict of interest, despite obvious conflicts of interest
Feb 26, 2014, 8:11 pm By Lisa Hymas
Environmental Resources Management, the consulting firm hired by the State Department to review the…Feds will help honeybees find food
Feb 26, 2014, 5:33 pm By John Upton
The U.S. government estimates that honeybees provide $15 billion worth of pollination services to…This new tool lets you watch trees disappear in real time
Feb 26, 2014, 3:59 pm By hrichmond
Global Forest WatchPink is tree loss; blue is gain. Click to embiggen. Tired of trees disappearing…Fight the funk: This woman’s fight against garbage fumes became a national crusade
Feb 26, 2014, 3:55 pm By Darby Smith
Some time around 1986, Vernice Miller-Travis was in her home in West Harlem watching her favorite…New Jersey wants to dump toxic waste on a site that was just cleaned up
Feb 26, 2014, 2:45 pm By slaskow
Oh COME ON, New Jersey! I want to be able to defend you against haters — really, I do. But you…Marcellus energy development could pave over an area bigger than Delaware
Feb 26, 2014, 2:40 pm By Darby Smith
Development of natural gas and wind resources in the Marcellus shale region could cover up nearly…Recycled plastic doodads make instant divided bike lanes
Feb 26, 2014, 2:04 pm By slaskow
We were going to like the Armadillo even if it didn’t have a very practical purpose. C’mon,…
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