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After Sandy, food trucks aren’t just a novelty anymore
In a New York no-power zone, food trucks are providing hot meals, free coffee, and charging stations.
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Subtle sea-level rise is exactly what climate change looks like
The oceans may be rising faster than we expected.
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Clean Energy on the Ballot: Fossil Fuel Companies Spending Big to Defeat Michigan Initiative
With Election Day just around the corner, I know many of you will be thinking about clean energy, climate change, and coal pollution when you cast your ballots. I have to admit, I’m a little jealous of my friends in Michigan who get to vote on a fantastic opportunity for more clean energy in their […]
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Malaysia is planning an eco-city as big as Luxembourg
If this thing gets built, Grist HQ will have to relocate there on principle.
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Lobster in costume found on Halloween
A half-black half-orange lobster was found in Massachusetts on Halloween.
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The ‘sobering’ state of New York: Not enough gas, Staten Island crippled
No gas, a devastated island, and a furor over a long-planned marathon.
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A walnut thief is on the loose with millions of innocent walnuts
Some guy posed as a walnut delivery driver and stole a buttload of walnuts. He's 6'2" and he has a Russian accent. Be on the lookout.
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Factory farms raise a stink — and they might raise your blood pressure too
A recent study found that people living near CAFOs experience stress-related blood pressure spikes when farm odors are at their worst.
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Craig Childs: The man who’s been to the end of the world
This writer and adventurer traveled to the far corners of the globe in search of scenes of collapse and destruction. He came back weirdly heartened.
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The sound of silence: Why Bloomberg had to endorse Obama
With the bustling streets of Manhattan eerily quiet, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg knew what he had to do.
