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New blog design today on grist.org, plus a nerdy rant about iterative design — with diagrams!
Today we're introducing the first iteration of a new blog design on Grist.org
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Infographic: The idea of a climate change hoax makes no $)%*@ sense
Here's a graphical representation of why the idea of a vast worldwide climate conspiracy is just silly.
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How to turn an abandoned oil silo into an awesome sustainable home
Once we either kick oil for good or descend into Mad Maxish fuel-based anarchy, you’re going to want to set up a pretty good personal Thunderdome. And if we’re way past peak oil anyway, why not nest in an abandoned oil silo? Architecture collective Pink Cloud has designed a sustainable home for a post-petroleum world, […]
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Critical List: BP spill liability trial delayed; Meryl Streep’s eco-friendly Oscar dress
BP’s trial for Deepwater Horizon liability has been pushed back one week as the company considers a $14 billion settlement. Scientist Peter Gleick is taking a leave of absence from the Pacific Institute after the organization’s board of directors expressed concern about the methods he used to obtain internal documents from the Heartland Institute. Meryl […]
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Dr. Vandana Shiva: Occupy our food supply!
From seeds, to corporate farms, to giant mega-retailers -- one of the world's preeminent speakers on biodiversity pontificates on the corporatization of our food supply.
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Photo project takes commuters to a California they’ve forgotten
With her new documentary project, author and photographer Lisa Hamilton hopes to reacquaint urban train riders with rural life.
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A mission for the next generation: Fix suburbia
We’ve spent 50 years subsidizing sprawling suburban development. Now we need to rethink and reimagine, says architecture professor Ellen Dunham-Jones. The good news? It has already begun.
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Is it bad to leave chargers plugged in?
A reader seeks clarification on energy-sucking phone and laptop chargers. Umbra divulges the juicy truth.
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Building blocks: What LEGOs can teach us about rebuilding cities
In the Lego room at the National Building Room in Washington, D.C., a seasoned designer gets a lesson in creativity from a 5-year-old girl.
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As fracking boom hits Ohio, industry deceives landowners
Tapes reveal fracking industry reps misleading Ohio landowners about the value of their land and the chemicals involved in the practice.
