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A live chat with sustainability smart guy Alex Steffen
The author and futurist talked with Grist readers about carbon zero cities. Check out a replay of the conversation.
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Nearly 50 percent of new electricity generation capacity added in 2012 was renewable
Let's hope we can say the same or better by this time next year.
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One way to slow Arctic ice loss: Stop flying over it
Reducing emissions from airplanes over the Arctic could allow the region's ice to recover slightly, according to new research.
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Hundreds of Nebraskans speak out against Keystone XL pipeline
At a public meeting on Tuesday, Nebraskans lined up to oppose the pipeline. But the ultimate decision will be made at the White House.
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World Bank: We hate climate change. Now who wants more coal?
In an unflinching report, one of the planet’s largest financial institutions says we’re toast if we don’t slow climate change. So why is it funding dirty power plants?
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The Soil Trust helps put your money where your mouth is
A new project from Slow Money is pooling small investments from ordinary people to help get sustainable food businesses off the ground.
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Learn the difference between ‘weather’ and ‘climate change’ or go to jail
Go ahead. Look at the temperature and say "so much for global warming." You feel lucky, punk?
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The Power of an Example: New Net-Zero Energy Office an Inspiration
This week I had the great pleasure of attending the grand opening of the first-ever net-zero energy office in Florida, which will serve as the Sierra Club’s state headquarters, and will also house two design firms. The building is in St. Petersburg, Florida, and it’s an inspiring example of the important solutions we need to […]
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You already missed your chance to smell like Pizza Hut
Eau de Pizza Hut smells, supposedly, like freshly baked, hand-tossed dough.
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Australian coal mining company resigned to the death of coal
Are reality checks subject to tariffs? Because we should do some importing.
