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Looney tuna: Did anyone really pay $2 million for a fish?
The first bluefin tuna sold at Tsukiji fish market didn't command millions this year (if it ever did). That's good news for endangered sushi.
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Food industry’s secret plan for a GMO (non)-labeling law
Leaked documents show that national legislation favored by industry would bar states from passing labeling laws with teeth.
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Many Countries Reaching Diminishing Returns in Fertilizer Use
When German chemist Justus von Liebig demonstrated in 1847 that the major nutrients that plants removed from the soil could be applied in mineral form, he set the stage for the development of the fertilizer industry and a huge jump in world food production a century later. Growth in food production during the nineteenth century […]
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Street artists trace against time — and sea-level rise
Here's the story of how a quirky art project morphed into a surprisingly powerful tool for rallying communities to fight climate change.
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Featured Friend: Robin N.
Each month, we showcase one of our beloved Friends with Benefits — folks who have donated to support our work. Want to take your relationship with Grist to the next level? Just donate any amount to join the fun. Robin N. “It started with the series of articles written by David Roberts on smart grids that featured […]
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Why the Arctic is drunk right now
The jet stream is too inebriated to walk a straight line, bringing Arctic temperatures to the U.S.
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These bike turn signal gloves make you both safer and more rad
They’re pretty slick!
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Top 5 Democratic Energy Resources of 2013
From the Democratic Energy initiative at the Institute for Local Self-Reliance: Rooftop Revolution A combination resource of our two reports on residential and commercial solar grid parity, including a slideshow, infographic, and an amazing interactive map (#5 on this list by itself). Germany Has More Solar Power Because Everyone Wins It got press because someone […]
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How to Have a Very Happy New Year
As the confetti is swept away and the world gets back to work, will 2014 be a banner year or will we be singing that “old acquaintance be forgot and never brought to mind” a year from now? Here are a few reasons to think the world will be greener a year from now, both […]
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Cereal numbers: Will GMO-free Cheerios capture a new market?
General Mills agrees to mark Cheerios as GM-free, kicking off an experiment in the economics of labeling.