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Redesigning our cities for the dawning age of global freshwater scarcity

The next urban evolution cannot occur unless we reinvent urban water supply and management to meet the demands of the age of freshwater scarcity.

Italy fells hardwoods to cock block its sex trade

Where does Italy get off trying to denude 69 -- yes, 69 -- acres of forest just because prostitution has been rising up between its trees? Inquiring environmental groups want to know.

The Climate Post: Psychoanalyzing the GOP’s flourishing climate skepticism

The GOP is the only conservative party in the developed world in which denial of climate science is endemic. Plus, scientists brace for the elections, and electric cars hit a rough patch.

Can a technology-first approach to climate change work?

The progression of time and accumulated evidence of global warming finds us still committed to forging solutions -- albeit, different ones.

Car recycling bins are finally here!

You know, when you're ready to trade in your car for bike.

Vote for your favorite villains of food

Grist is rooting out the companies and characters keeping America sick, fat and poisoned. Vote for your Public Food Enemy No 1, and help us take them on

When the man in the street is your friend

Tom was always there outside the bodega, until he wasn't. And we realized what we had lost.

Conserving while preserving: Energy and food storage

I've been canning, freezing, and dehydrating summer's bounty to enjoy in winter. But it bothers me that all these methods use substantial amounts of electricity. Readers, help me out?

A chat with New Yorker reporter Ryan Lizza about climate in the Senate

This month, The New Yorker ran an extraordinary 10,000-word piece by reporter Ryan Lizza detailing the climate bill's slow and inglorious failure in the U.S. Senate. It was a feat of inside reporting, meaty enough to support dozens of follow-on posts dissecting and illuminating it. I'm very pleased to report that Lizza will be stopping by for a chat with Grist readers and me TODAY at 2 p.m. Eastern, 11 a.m. Pacific.

Sorry, New York Times: The bee die-off case is not closed

The New York Times recently declared the case of Colony Collapse Disorder, the great bee die-off, "solved." But the reporting hyped the science and left out important conflicts involving the lead scientist.