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Finally, a way to actually make your office a comfortable temperature
Here's a way better solution than your bossiest coworker constantly getting up to fiddle with the thermostat.
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Two-thirds of Republicans think the media exaggerates climate change
On the other hand, nearly half of Democrats believe the seriousness of climate change is actually underestimated by news outlets.
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This tandem bike shrinks to a solo one for after you’ve been dumped
Calfee Design makes some pretty sweet bamboo bikes, but now it's even anticipating your change in Facebook relationship status.
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Turn your poop into charcoal and cook with it!
This solar-powered toilet, intended for developing countries without robust water access, turns waste into fuel. Then we turn it back into poop jokes.
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Pat Robertson: God caused a power outage to punk politicians who care about climate change
Harry Reid, Barbara Boxer, and others at the Senate all-nighter about climate change got a prank for the ages when the guy in the sky sent them a brief power outage.
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Grist is looking for the next class of fellows
Are you an early-career journalist, storyteller, or multimedia wizard who digs what we do? Then Grist wants you! We are now accepting applications for the next class of the Grist Fellowship Program.
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Can the pot industry make buds with sustainability?
Washington's legal marijuana boom could be a carbon bust. Some enterprising growers on Vashon Island hope to change that.
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How seeds could be our saviors — if we save them first
A new documentary underscores how many different problems seed diversity could solve for us. But first we have to stop casually losing varieties.
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Birthday, it’s ya birthday: Fracking technology turns 65
We’d personally like to take this moment to remind all the fracking wells out there that they’re now eligible for a free beverage at Taco Bell.
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These pictures of spring flowers will melt your frozen heart
Climate change is making spring happen earlier, and bringing wildflowers along with it.
