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Which green celeb should win our super-delicious fruit basket?
Only one famous eco-celeb can walk away with a sumptuous, Grist-approved bounty of organic apples, bananas, and possibly even a kiwi. Vote now!
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At-risk cities hold solutions to climate change
Smart choices by cities such as Miami in planning and investment could hold the key to cutting emissions, according to the latest IPCC draft.
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El Niño could raise meteorological hell this year
NOAA says there's a better than 50 percent chance that a damaging El Niño will develop in the summer. Other scientists are even more confident.
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These stylish fair-trade clothes support at-risk women
Unlike Forever 21, you can actually feel good about wearing things from Raven + Lily.
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Weather-related blackouts in U.S. doubled in 10 years
Wondering why the damned power is out again? Blame climate change and America's aging grid.
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The week in GIFs: Raising our eyebrows
The week's green news has us skeptical, judgmental, and just plain confused.
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Salamanders are doing their best to stave off climate change
A new study indicates that woodland salamanders help keep carbon out of the atmosphere.
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GMO labeling would be outlawed by new bill in Congress
Some states are moving to require foods containing GMO ingredients to be clearly marked as such. A bill in the House would shut that movement down.
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The future of genetically modified plants could include potatoes with tiny hamburgers in the middle
Writer Daniel Berleant envisions the wacky future of food, including egg-sized sunflower seeds and watermelons that taste like nectarines.
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More protests against Peabody Coal from students and frontline communities
Students at Washington University in St. Louis are in day three of a sit in to protest their University’s relationship with Peabody Energy, the world’s largest private sector coal company. Caroline Burney, a Senior at Washington University, explains in Why we’re sitting in at WashU (And we’re not leaving): In St. Louis, Peabody ingratiates itself […]
