Archive: May 2012
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Reagan denied disaster funds for cleaning up teenager’s room
The fabulous blog Letters of Note has been delving into the letters of Ronald Reagan, and posted this gem on Twitter. Just look at that disregard for the environment, denying federal relief funds for what is clearly a disaster area!
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We’ve lost 30 to 70 percent of our wildlife since 1970
We love wildlife! We love watching it in high definition on our TV screens while David Attenborough says something droll to ease the trauma of looking at a whale penis. (SO FLEXIBLE.) But apparently we don’t love it so much that we’re dedicated to keeping it around. A new report [PDF] from the World Wildlife Fund […]
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Critical List: Last 60 years were Australia’s hottest in a millennium; anti-whaling captain detained
Australia just experienced the 60 hottest years in the past millennium, according to a new report. And natural causes don’t explain the shift. China’s grid is not set up to deal with renewables. Anti-whaling captain Paul Watson, president of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, was detained in Germany for a decades-old violation of navigational regulations.
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Put it in your pipe and grow it: Former tobacco farms evolve
The 1998 Tobacco Master Settlement didn't just pay for health damages and counter-marketing, it's also been quietly helping farmers in North Carolina rebuild their local food system.
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Stuff it: Test your mettle by giving up shopping
Could you go for an entire month without buying anything new? Follow Grist’s green-living pioneer, the Greenie Pig, into the valley of temptation.
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Big Coal’s new anti-Obama ad reeks of desperation
The U.S. coal industry is flailing, and its response is to pour money into political propaganda. It would be outrageous if the efforts weren’t so … sad.
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Brooklynites: Don’t frack our beer! [VIDEO]
Environmentalists warn New York beer might become a cocktail of toxic chemicals.
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Don’t believe the hype: Five things you should know about clean energy investments
As Republicans hold yet another hearing questioning government investment in clean energy, here's what you should know about how that investment supports the U.S. economy.
