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Of pipelines, lunch counters, and warheads: Effective protest requires concrete goals
The policy wonks are missing the importance of the Keystone XL pipeline fight as a rallying point.
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Train of thoughtlessness: Proposed rail line puts NOLA neighborhood on the wrong track
Locals are railing against a proposal that would move train tracks away from a well-heeled suburban neighborhood and into a poor urban one.
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Why growing chocolate in Mexico is an act of resistance
In Mexico, cocoa crops have nearly been wiped out. Watch a farmer and a chocolatier fight to bring it back.
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Climate Movement on the Move
“The fight to stop KXL will be one of the defining battles of our generation. A victory here will mark the close of the old carbon era, and the start of the new energy revolution—our revolution. America’s youth now have the chance to take up the torch, and light a new fire.” Conor Kennedy, youth […]
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Iowa is getting sucked into scary, vanishing gullies
The gullies are essentially pipelines that move prime soil (and herbicides and pesticides) from fields into streams.
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Secretary Jewell highlights Pacific Northwest climate impacts, but dodges questions about coal leasing
The same week that a Government Accountability report highlighted problems with the way the Interior Department is leasing taxpayer owned coal, Interior Secretary Jewell was touring the Pacific Northwest to discuss the impacts of climate change. That included a discussion with scientists in Seattle and a tour of Mount Rainier to “see firsthand the impacts […]
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There will be dollars: Obama signs a new farm bill into law
It took forever and nobody's totally happy with it. See you again in 2019 or so when the whole thing starts all over again.
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Grist on tablets: Now 100 percent shinier!
We're pleased to introduce a brand-new Grist-for-tablet design that you'll see every time you load our site up on your iPad or Android tablet.
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Will Sochi have enough snow?
Piles of fake snow at the Olympics are the latest sign of an industry on the brink.
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Senator Markey calls on Secretary Jewell to suspend federal coal leases, as Peabody brags about exporting our coal
Senator Ed Markey called for a suspension of new federal coal lease sales this week, following the release of a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report that highlighted problems with the Department of Interior’s coal leasing program. Markey detailed his concerns in a letter to Interior Secretary Sally Jewell with eight questions about the coal leasing […]
