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When will solar get cheap enough for everyone to use?
The faster the price of solar power falls, the more viable it becomes as an energy source -- and the sooner we'll see it on roofs across America.
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China’s voyage to cross the less frozen Arctic Ocean
China bets historically low Arctic ice will allow a rusty hulk to sail through the fabled Northern Sea Route, opening up a shortcut to lucrative trade in the E.U.
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The next great farming frontier? Look up
A new green revolution is underway -- on urban rooftops.
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Democrats will soon have a big, fat fight over fracking
Many Democratic politicians are pro-fracking. Many core Democratic voters are not. As the 2016 election nears, that conflict will heat up.
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Movements without leaders: What to make of change on an overheating planet
The climate movement may not have capital-L Leaders, but its success relies on small-l leaders by the tens of thousands.
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This bike has so many features it might as well have a dashboard
It sounds like you kind of need one!
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Goodbye for now
Starting Labor Day, I'll be taking a year off from Grist, blogging, tweeting, and the entire internet. Here's why.
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How to make medicinal wine out of children’s poo
Usually we’re all for reusing waste, but this might be beyond even our limit.
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If you’re a mathematician, ocean vortices and black holes look exactly the same
Any garbage, oil, or water that goes into the vortex is trapped there.
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Environmental Justice Activists Look to Close Big Polluter’s Loopholes
A loophole is a polluter’s best friend — and today, community activists from fenceline communities traveled to Washington, D.C., to try and close one of them. These concerned citizens were in Washington to talk to the Obama administration about updates to the so-called “startup, shutdown, malfunction” rule for industrial facilities, including coal plants and refineries. […]
