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Beef: Still what’s for dinner, still controversial
Are cows destroying the climate? And is grass-fed even worse than grain-fed beef? We take a look at "Defending Beef" by Nicolette Hahn Niman.
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Anchorage, Alaska, is so hot right now
For the first time in recorded history, temps in Anchorage didn't drop below zero all year. Alaskans are freaked out.
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Use energy wisely and save money
How the power of positive energy turns you into a climate superhero.
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The climate in 2015: Everything’s coming together while everything falls apart
The planet’s changing climate demands that we summon the energy to leave behind the Age of Fossil Fuel (and maybe some of the Age of Capitalism as well).
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![Protesters march next to One World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan in New York City as thousands of demonstrators take to the streets demanding justice for the death of Eric Garner, December 4, 2014.]()
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Lessons from 2014: If you care about green cities, you must care about justice too
Cities may hold the solutions to our global climate crisis -- but only if we address deep-seated inequities.
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These fantastic maps showed us different worlds in 2014
From rising sea levels and acidifying oceans to rural roads and dollar buses, these exercises in eco-cartography will open your eyes.
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Could flooding finally wake Americans up to the climate crisis?
Several big U.S. cities could be seeing 30 days of flooding a year by 2020, a new study says.
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We wrote (and sang!) these climate apocalypse holiday carols just for you
Here are the Grist Family Singers with a little two-part harmony on "Away in the (climate apocalypse) Future" and "Violent Night." You're welcome.
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Congress wants you to know that food has nothing (nothing!) to do with the environment
When a group of government-appointed nutritionists tried to warn Americans that their eating choices have consequences, lawmakers bit back.
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This doomed Alaskan village shows just how unprepared we are for climate change
Disappearing beaches, erosion, and buildings toppling into the sea are just a few problems citizens of Shishmaref, Alaska, are dealing with due to climate change.
