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Insane cycling video will make you hold your breath for two minutes

Grist cannot be held responsible for the peeing of your pants while watching this.

Holly Richmond Culture

This giant vacuum will suck the pollution out of rivers

Check out famous vacuum dude James Dyson's design for the M.V. Recyclone boat, a.k.a. the U.S.S. Sucky (in our minds, at least).

Holly Richmond Culture

Here’s what fracking can do to your health

A new study examines the potential hazards of natural gas extraction.

Tim McDonnell Technology

Mark Ruffalo, you are our chosen green celeb! (We hope you like fruit)

The people have spoken, and one lucky man in Hollywood will be the happy recipient of a fruit basket.

Grist staff Climate & Energy

This velomobile is basically an electric car without the hassle

If the words “recumbent trike” make your lip curl, we understand. But the solar-powered, electric ELF deserves a second look.

Holly Richmond Technology

“Years of Living Dangerously” host on the climate change stories we need to tell

M. Sanjayan, a host of Showtime's new series on climate change, talks about almost dying on set, telling the stories behind science, and the new face of global warming.

Grist staff Climate & Energy

No, the IPCC climate report doesn’t call for a fracking boom

Ignore those misleading media reports. The U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change actually calls for a clean energy revolution.

John Upton Climate & Energy

Power plants lose legal bid to douse you with mercury

Owners of coal plants filed suit over EPA rules cracking down on toxic air pollutants, arguing they were too expensive. A federal court disagreed.

John Upton Technology

Why it matters that Democrat Mary Landrieu is bashing Obama over energy

In her first reelection ad of the year, Landrieu comes out swinging on behalf of the oil industry. Unfortunately, it's not just talk.

Ben Adler Climate & Energy

Here’s a wind turbine you can toss in your purse

The Trinity portable wind turbine is only 12 inches tall and weighs less than your laptop. Matrix jokes ensue.