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Sustainability doesn’t happen overnight, says Santa Monica’s Shannon Parry

Santa Monica couldn't have gotten so green without an engaged community, says its assistant director of sustainability. Solar-powered ferris wheels don't hurt, either.

Darby Minow Smith Culture

Growing up, growing food: A teenage farmer to watch

At 16, Sophia Vartanian is planning gardens, connecting young farmers, and getting ready to give a TED talk. What have you done recently?

Darcy Smith Food and Agriculture

Umbra’s second helpings: Eco-themed Halloween costumes

Is it possible to have an enviro-themed costume that's not totally lame? Umbra scares up some suggestions.

Grist staff Culture

In VP debate, Ryan complains of ‘green pork’ and fact-checkers swat him down

Paul Ryan got his facts wrong during an exchange on clean-energy stimulus funding at the vice presidential debate.

Lisa Hymas Climate & Energy

Nigerians take their case against Shell Oil to a Dutch court

Four men from small villages in the Niger Delta hope to hold Shell accountable for a series of pipeline leaks.

Philip Bump Technology

Nearby ‘super-Earth’ planet is made of diamonds

Exoplanet 55 Cancri e is too hot to live on, but other than that it's the sweetest planet ever. It's eight times the mass of Earth and at least a third of that is diamond.

Jess Zimmerman Uncategorized

The greener the industry, the higher the job-growth rate

When industries make an effort to green operations, they add jobs, found a report from the Economic Policy Institute.

Stephen Lacey Technology

Pumpkin crop defies drought, prepares for evisceration

The drought devastated corn and soybean crops, but pumpkins thrive in dry weather. We figure pumpkin prices will peak somewhere around January.

Philip Bump Climate & Energy

Massive offshore wind project could generate 70,000 new jobs

The Atlantic Wind Connection would also generate $19 billion in revenue for participating states. So that seems like a pretty good deal.