Latest Articles
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With collective intelligence, scientists learn it’s your thoughts that count
From crowdsourcing to citizen science, we'll be exploring how tech could change the ways we learn about and address climate change.
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How hip-hop, “Malcolm X,” and “Siddhartha” changed my life
Grist writer Brentin Mock remembers being 15 with the world ahead of him. Help Grist realize its own big dreams of eco-enlightenment.
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Not so fast: Can hangry activists effectively fight climate change?
And no, that’s actually not a rhetorical question.
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Frackers are flooding the atmosphere with climate-warming methane
Two new studies reveal the staggering disconnect between actual methane emissions and official EPA estimates.
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Brits do so much coke, it’s in their drinking water now
Drinking water ever so slightly tainted with coke won’t put any extra pep in your step.
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Senate Republicans torpedo a non-controversial, bipartisan energy-efficiency bill
The bill doesn't promote fossil fuels or hamstring the EPA, so GOP senators refused to let it move forward.
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It’s Getting Ha in Here: A Grist happy hour with Eugene Mirman
If you're in Seattle, join us on May 22 for a drink, a joke, and happy hour snacks with comedian Eugene Mirman.
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The West Antarctic glaciers are breaking up with us
Latest studies show that the ice sheet's gradual disappearance is now irreversible, along with catastrophic, if slow, sea-level rise.
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For $110, the toilet bike will help you get laid
Check out this adult tricycle-toilet hybrid. Swears the seller, “When I rode this thing around town, I was a freaking chick magnet!” YEAH, BUDDY.
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John Oliver and Bill Nye show why cable news climate “debates” are so ridiculous
Warning: If you watch this, you'll never be able to watch a climate debate again without rolling your eyes.