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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Dirty energy plutocrats are trying to buy the presidential election
Just 158 families gave almost half of the early money in the race, the N.Y. Times reports -- and many made their fortunes from oil and gas.
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Even as House descends into chaos, it manages to do big favor for Big Oil
Republicans stopped quarreling long enough to vote for lifting the crude oil export ban, which would be good for oil companies and bad for the climate.
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Cities could be big players when it comes to cutting carbon emissions
When national governments fall short in their climate commitments, local governments can help make up ground.
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Is recycling as awful as the New York Times claims? Not remotely
Here are the five most misleading arguments in John Tierney's slam on recycling.
