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Illinois governor's race: Quinn vs. Brady
Tell us what you know about the governor's race in Illinois. What's at stake? What are candidates saying about climate change and other green issues?
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A chat with Dan Kammen about his new job at the World Bank
Last Thursday brought the intriguing news that the World Bank would be bringing on energy expert Dan Kammen to coordinate its efforts on energy efficiency and renewables. Kammen is among the world's leading authorities on those subjects. He runs the Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory at UC-Berkeley, where he is a professor of both energy and public policy, was a coordinating lead author on the IPCC reports, and serves as a frequent advisor to political and NGO leaders. As of Oct. 4, he will be the bank's Chief Technical Specialist for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency. I called on Friday to ask him about the new gig.
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What’s at stake in your governor’s race?
This election season, everyone’s obsessing over Congress. But there's a more interesting narrative playing out in the shadows: 37 governorships are up for grabs this year. We at Grist can’t be in 37 places at once, so we need your help. What’s at stake in these races? What are gubernatorial candidates saying about climate, energy, and other environmental issues? Tell us!
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'Habitual violator' Jack DeCoster may secretly be largest U.S. chick magnate
By the standards of the U.S. egg industry, Jack DeCoster looks at first glance like a relatively small player. But when you unravel his companies' tangled ownership chain, the infamous factory-farmer emerges as the rooster of the hen yard.
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Lady Gaga’s VMA meat dress ‘no disrespect’ to vegans and vegetarians
Lady Gaga took home Video of the Year at the 2010 Video Music Awards, but she could have also grabbed the title of "Best Dressed" when she strutted out with her hams dressed in meat. Watch Ellen DeGeneres give her beef for the meaty outfit -- along with something more suit-able.
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The dog ate my sustainability report
On my first day in the classroom teaching high school math many years ago, I looked around at the dazed faces in my 7:00 AM class, and I had an epiphany: if I try to teach these guys math straight up, they won’t learn a single thing. But if I make the class into a […]
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Green design finds a home in Dwell magazine [AUDIO]
Since its launch in 2000, the magazine Dwell has helped popularize green architecture and design. Alison Stewart of PBS speaks with editor Aaron Britt
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Nissan’s smug (?), cute (?), ironic (?) polar bear Leaf ad
A Nissan ad shows a polar bear lumbering down from the Arctic to embrace a commuter in a hug -- a thank-you for driving the fully electric Leaf sedan.
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Balancing commemoration and conservation on Sept. 11
Much was illuminated on September 11, as two beams of light glowed in New York to memorialize those lost nine years ago.
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Congress is back, but can it really pass a Renewable Electricity Standard?
Congress comes back to Washington this week and there's talk that it might actually get serious about setting a national clean energy goal.
