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The kayaktivists came out by the hundreds to protest Shell's plans to use Seattle as a staging ground for its Arctic drilling plans.

Grist staff Politics

Naming the biggest water wasters would cut down on excess water use. Too bad Californians can't find out who they are.

Katharine Mieszkowski & Lance Williams Technology

While you binge-watched the first season of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Netflix data centers were spewing carbon.

Klint Finley Technology

This video is a sweet and straightforward guide to sexual consent, and should be shared with everyone you know who has sex.

Eve Andrews Culture

An international team is trying to create a more efficient kind of rice. What can coffee beans and cat poop tell us about their work?

Nathanael Johnson Food

I had to get from Philadelphia to New York. Sure, Amtrak just wrecked a train. But it's not like the highway is safer.

Heather Smith Cities

To help revive declining sales, the fast-food chain is testing a new kale breakfast bowl at locations across southern California.

Madeleine Thomas Food

A new company, KinkBnB, is connecting homeowners and kinksters in an AirBnB-like service.

Katie Herzog Culture

In Mad Max: Fury Road, humanity has done the irrevocable damage it had long been warned about, and now lives out its final days in mayhem.

Amelia Urry, Suzanne Jacobs, & Ted Alvarez Culture

The prototypes will make their debut on public roads in just a couple short months.

Ana Sofia Knauf Technology

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