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‘Cafeteria Man’ comes out swinging for better school lunches

We spoke with the director of a new documentary about one man's efforts to fix school lunch in Baltimore.

Claire Thompson Food

Huntsman on climate change, natural gas, and competing with China

Where does Jon Huntsman stand on climate change now that he's out of the presidential race? Grist interviews the former candidate to find out.

Amanda Little Politics

Dennis Kucinich is on his way out. (Photo by Center for American Progress Action Fund)

Dennis Kucinich, eco-darling and vegan, ousted from Congress

Congress will soon lose one of its most progressive environmentalists, Rep. Dennis Kucinich, who was beaten in his Democratic primary race on Tuesday. Maybe now he'll have time to finish writing his vegan diet book.

Lisa Hymas Energy

Entire nation of Kiribati has to move to avoid rising seas

The Pacific island nation of Kiribati is moving up in the world -- but not in the good way. The small country is looking to relocate to higher ground in order to escape rising seas brought on by climate change.

Sarah Parsons Science

Not your grandma’s yogurt

Although it's often seen as a healthy grocery store option, most yogurt is the product of an increasingly industrialized process.

Sarah Henry Food

DIY yogurt [Recipe]

Make your own yogurt with this easy recipe from the book DIY Delicious.

Vanessa Barrington Food

New Melbourne restaurant runs on your pee

Melbourne’s Greenhouse restaurant wants your patronage. But more importantly, it wants your pee. That’s right — this pop-up restaurant, which is open from March 2 through the 21st in honor of the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival, wants you to get all up in its custom-made toilets. The green eatery is collecting human urine and […]

Sarah Parsons Technology

Japanese zoo tries to make endangered alligators have sex

There are only 150 or so Chinese alligators left in the wild, which means that if they had any sense of mortality, these critters would be breeding like crazy. But apparently they don’t have the “survival of the fittest” will to reproduce, or maybe they just have a headache. So one Japanese zoo tried to […]

Sarah Laskow Science

Food hubs: How small farmers get to market

Creative distribution projects around the country are bringing local food to a wider audience.