Articles by Ben Adler
Ben Adler covers environmental policy and politics for Grist, with a focus on climate change, energy, and cities. When he isn't contemplating the world's end, he also writes about architecture and media. You can follow him on Twitter.
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Meet the activist who made Clinton lose her cool over fossil fuel donations
"I’m sick of it," the candidate snapped on video at a Greenpeace organizer.
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If you live in a city, this PBS quiz tells you you’re an elitist. Don’t believe it.
Why is PBS is pushing racist, anti-urban propaganda from controversial conservative Charles Murray?
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Bernie Sanders wants to phase out nuclear power plants. Is that a good idea?
Nuclear energy has a lot of downsides, but it also has one big upside: It’s climate-friendly.
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The U.S. is just pathetic on high-speed rail
In a new ranking of nations' high-speed train networks, the U.S. comes in below even Turkey and Uzbekistan.
