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The next generation of eco-heroes
Don't let green journalists go the way of the dodo. Support Grist's new fellowship program.
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Smokestack city: An industrial neighborhood decides it has had enough
Inspired by South African activists who fought government-imposed housing evictions, Baltimore youth battle plans to build a garbage-burning power plant in an already polluted community.
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Why we should raise the gas tax, and why we won’t
We Americans are so dependent on our cars that we fear a hike in the gas tax -- but it's exactly what we need to help wean us from our auto addiction.
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Turns out those old-fashioned ways of farming were actually pretty smart
To slow down the rate of species extinction, a U.N. biodiversity group recommends a return to traditional farming techniques.
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Forsaking GMOs helps some farmers rake in the cheddar
To meet demand, growers and seed suppliers are finding that the non-GMO category is a growth market.
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The U.K. government really, really wants to encourage fracking
The Tories are offering big tax breaks to fracking companies. Meanwhile, anti-fracking protesters get rowdy in Romania.
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Seal steals newlyweds’ boat
He stayed in the boat for four whole days, leaving the couple no choice but to stick around the island.
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New York’s High Line is breeding a species of cold-resistant cockroach never seen before in the U.S.
It's never good news to hear that a new breed of cockroaches has invaded your city.
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‘Watershed’ Climate and Energy Agreement Between CenterPoint Energy and City of Minneapolis
In a groundbreaking agreement announced earlier this year, the gas utility serving Minneapolis, MN – CenterPoint Energy – will work with the city of Minneapolis to achieve a 30% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2025. The agreement, negotiated with the grassroots campaign Minneapolis Energy Options, secures the support of the gas utility for a […]
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Give solar power as a holiday gift
We're always saying around the holidays that we don't need more stuff. Here's a simple way to put that principle into action.
