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A taste of Vietnam [VIDEO]
Don't watch this video unless you want to be overwhelmed by the urge to fly to Vietnam for dinner.
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Friday music blogging: Fun. (again)
The band fun. (as seen on Glee!) were one of 2009's break-out successes. Now their follow-up is out and it's outrageously entertaining.
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Flashback: Gingrich opposed ANWR drilling, pushed for efficiency instead
Newt Gingrich's presidential campaign is dead in the water, so it's important for those of us who love mocking him to act quickly.
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Time for environmental funders to stop neglecting the grassroots
The top-down, elite-focused strategy that has come to dominate the environmental movement is not working. The philanthropic community needs to get serious about funding the grassroots.
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Featured Friend: Stacey M.
Each month, we showcase one of our beloved Friends with Benefits — folks who have donated to support our work. Want to take your relationship with Grist to the next level? Just donate any amount to join the fun. Stacey M. “As an urban farmer, I spend my days thinking about how to literally bring more grist […]
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LEGO buys $500 million worth of wind turbines
The world's third-largest toy manufacturer is going to be putting "made with wind power" labels on all those boxes of LEGOs, and not just because they bought their power from utilities with wind turbines.
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The best of the U.S. Army’s ‘Going Green’ Pinterest
Who says Pinterest is just for fashion and cupcakes?
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The best green action plan we’ve ever seen
It is possible that we are suckers for this North Face campaign because it instructs participants to read Grist every day. But even before we noticed that part, we thought it was one of the best templates for taking green action we’ve come across. The Protect Our Winters (POW) pledge has seven ways to fight […]
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One Million Lights trades kerosene for solar in developing countries
For kids in developing countries, it’s crucial to have a reliable light source — otherwise you can’t see to read or do your homework. But many homes and villages don’t have electric light, and the cheapest alternative — kerosene — is an environmental nightmare on both large and small scales. It pollutes the environment at […]
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Rich white dudes: Environmentalists are out of touch with the working class
MSNBC’s Morning Joe is a font of conventional wisdom, so I don’t feel bad restating this old maxim: Everyone on Morning Joe is a jerk. Here’s the evidence, starting at 3:10 or so: [vodpod id=Video.16133528&w=425&h=250&fv=launch%3D46511433%26amp%3Bwidth%3D420%26amp%3Bheight%2D245] The ever-wise Joe says that Obama’s “environmental base” is holding him back because the only type of energy environmentalists like […]
