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You should be worried about the high levels of weed killer in air and water
A new study says 75 percent of air and rain samples from the Mississippi Delta contained Roundup.
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Five Reasons Solar’s Win Over Gas in Minnesota is Just the Beginning
Solar advocates were popping corks when a New Year’s Eve ruling by an administrative law judge in Minnesota said that distributed solar arrays were a more cost-effective resource than natural gas to meet Xcel Energy’s peak power needs. The energy media were aflutter for weeks, but many missed the bigger significance. If solar trumps gas […]
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Salami made from Kanye West and James Franco would make for the weirdest sandwiches ever
We can’t argue that meat isn't problematic. We’re just not sure eating Jennifer Lawrence is the solution.
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Pining for pines? Feeling fir-y? This map is like Yelp for trees
Open Tree Map is a new database of Seattle's urban forest. Tree-hugging just got so much easier.
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Ask Umbra: Should I get my panties in a bunch?
A reader wonders about the bags her undies come in. Umbra says that's a delicates subject.
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Hundreds arrested at anti-Keystone protest in front of White House
The student-led demonstration was the "largest youth civil disobedience at the White House in a generation," organizers said.
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Making a Renewable Energy Revolution
What is needed if we are to have a chance of enacting a renewable energy revolution in enough time to prevent widespread and catastrophic climate disruption? Revolutions happen when: ~~A majority of people are either actively or passively in support of the changes that, cumulatively, would constitute a revolution; ~~The ruling powers-that-be are divided, unsure […]
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Tempeh-rature rising: Here’s a tasty spin on vegan chili
A thick, hearty, satisfying pot of chili that is 100 percent meatless.
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Featured Friend: JoeAnn H.
Each month, we showcase one of our beloved Friends with Benefits — folks who have donated to support our work. Want to take your relationship with Grist to the next level? Just donate any amount to join the fun. JoeAnn H. “I give to Grist because it rocks, and covers the environment where no one will go. […]
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Low-lying islands are going to drown, so should we even bother trying to save their ecosystems?
Conservationists focus a lot of attention on imperiled islands. But if they're going to be inundated by rising seas, what's the point?
