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Featured Friend: Chris B.
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. Chris B. “Grist has become my primary vessel for news, thus it’s only fitting I repay you for […]
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Conservatives seek alternatives to climate denialism, come up short
Some conservatives are budging a bit on climate, despite fierce resistance from their base. But they've got a long way to go before they've really internalized the problem and its implications for their ideology.
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Obama’s Lincoln Moment?
“Those of us in positions of responsibility will need to be less concerned with the judgment of special interests and well-connected donors, and more concerned with the judgment of our children.” Barack Obama, June 29 national radio address I’ll admit it—I was moved several times as I watched and listened to President Barack Obama’s major […]
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House responds to Obama’s climate plan with an offshore drilling plan
On Friday, the House passed a bill that would open huge chunks of U.S. coastline to oil and gas drilling.
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Centuries worth of CO2 emissions could be stored underground, but at what cost?
America's geologic basins might be able to hold 500 years worth of emissions, but it would be really tricky and pricey to make it happen.
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How hard is it to integrate renewables into the grid?
In January, EEI said [PDF] that the incentives paid to renewable energy are going to jeopardize grid reliability and electricity costs. Many enviros have responded that this represents nothing more than the utility industry’s naked self interest. Who’s right? I’d suggest neither. The true problem with the EEI report, as I pointed out here, is […]
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Americans are more worried about North Korean nukes than climate change
A survey found that Americans are less likely than other people around the world to be concerned about global warming. But we do fret about Islamic terrorists, Iran, and North Korea.
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How Europe can help Obama achieve US climate targets
As the global leader of climate action, European governments want to know how President Obama’s major climate speech affects Europe – and particularly whether the actions he outlined can allow the United States to reach its commitment to reduce emissions by 17 percent from 2005 levels (or even exceed that level). The big picture: Obama’s […]
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The significance of Obama’s cryptic Keystone comments
The president's comments about the Keystone XL pipeline don't necessarily mean he'll reject (or approve) it. But they might reveal a radical way of thinking about infrastructure in an age of climate change.
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Heat-related disasters? There’s a map for that
Help us track the summer's extreme heat and weather incidents with this magical map we made in like a day.
