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Survey: The American dream home is energy-efficient
It’s not news that utilities can be budget-killers, and apparently people are getting wise to the fact that energy-efficiency means lower utility bills. A recent Yahoo survey found that energy efficiency is the one feature everyone can agree on when they imagine their “dream home” — ahead of water views, a custom build and all […]
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Why we need to relocate animals threatened by climate change
The solution to this human-created problem can only come from us: We've got to move animals in advance of the warming climate.
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The guy with 15 things got some more things
Remember that guy with only 15 things? Well, he ditched nine things and bought 33 things, apparently. Still doing better than you.
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Swedish cities could connect via bike superhighway
In Sweden, city planners and the country’s traffic authority are looking into building a four-lane bike superhighway between the university town of Lund and Malmö, Sweden’s third-largest cities and one of its most diverse. Cities like London have invested in protected lanes that they call “bike superhighways,” but this one would be one of the […]
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New Agtivist: Growing food sovereignty in the desert
In the unincorporated colonias near the borderlands of New Mexico -- an area known for its poverty and lack of infrastructure -- food activist Rebecca Wiggins-Reinhard is planting gardens and inspiring a new take on food.
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President Obama and the forgotten urban agenda
Obama came to the White House promising new energy and resources for American cities. Has he lived up to that promise? And anyway, who’s paying attention?
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Scientists plan to make a volcano into a generator
Scientists want to inject millions of tons of water into a volcano to harness its energy. What could possibly go wrong? NOTHING. NOTHING IS WHAT.
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Critical List: Cruise ship could leak oil; Chevron rig catches fire
That capsized cruise ship in Italy could leak thousands of tons of fuel into a national maritime park. A four-lane bicycle superhighway could go up between the Swedish cities of Malmo and Lund. Rusty on your climate science? This open University of Chicago course covers climate research without getting too technical. Commercial agricultural projects in […]
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Grist is now on WordPress
Notice anything different on Grist.org today? I hope that the answer is “no”! Even though you may not see any overt changes, today was relaunch day at Grist. We turned off our old site, and turned on a new, WordPress-based version. What we’ve done is known as a “port” — that is, we’ve taken the Grist […]
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We’ve been working under the hood
Today, Grist is switching our publishing system. You shouldn't notice any big changes for now. But since this is technology we're dealing with here, glitches are always possible -- so help us out and let us know if you see any.
