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H&M gets slightly less evil, recycles your clothes into new jeans
Is H&M demonstrating its long-term Commitment to Sustainability or trying to make you forget that clothes-shredding scandal?
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You’ve earned it: Here’s a supercut of the funniest climate change videos
Let The Onion, Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, Tina Fey, Al Gore, and even Will Ferrell as George Dubya distract you from our self-inflicted planetary incineration.
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Do you know better than a scientist? No — here’s why
Harry Collins, a founder of the field of "science studies," explains why we should listen to scientists on climate change, vaccines, and HIV-AIDS.
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Republicans confirm they don’t know squat about science
GOP politicians are using a new tactic as they fight climate action: playing dumb.
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Arizona: Fight for Clean Air and Clean Energy Inspires a Family of Activists
Kathy Mohr-Almeida and her daughter Anna (pictured at the right) – along with millions of others in Arizona and surrounding states – could breathe a little easier if the Environmental Protection Agency steps up to enforce the Clean Air Act protections for Navajo Generating Station, one of the biggest polluters in Arizona. Kathy and Anna […]
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Chevron and BP are pulling out of wind and solar
Beyond Petroleum? Not anymore. These two oil giants plan to stay oil giants, with emphasis on the oil.
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How black land became white sand: The racial erosion of the U.S. coasts
In 1910, African Americans owned over 15 million acres in the former slave-holding states, much of it along the coasts. Few of them reaped the bounty as those lands were transformed into beach towns and resorts.
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Make Me Care: How does tech turn citizens into climate scientists?
In this episode of Grist's new video series, Sam Larson talks collective intelligence -- how we can harness the power of the crowd to fight climate change.
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Tiny-home-in-a-box will turn 200 sq. ft. into a sophisticated dining room AND trashy club
Why should you have to forego simple pleasures just because you prefer smaller-scale living?
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Meet “Traffic Droid,” the cycling superhero who calls out bad drivers
That’s WAY better than shooting a web outta your wrists or smashing things with a giant hammer.
