Articles by Associate Editor Claire Elise Thompson
Claire Elise Thompson is an associate editor at Grist, and the writer of the weekly solutions newsletter, Looking Forward. She has been at Grist since 2018, focusing on telling stories about climate solutions and the people leading them. She was a 2022 MJ Bear fellow with the Online News Association and participated in the inaugural Climate Beacons Newsroom Initiative with the Solutions Journalism Network. She is based in Seattle.
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A different kind of youth activist: Meet the high schoolers who invented a microplastics solution
At this year's International Science and Engineering Fair, students showcased projects aimed at tackling some of the world's biggest challenges.
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Photos help tell climate stories. This media library lets conservation orgs access them for free.
A new project connects scientists and storytellers with high-quality footage, giving a second life to images that would otherwise sit around on hard drives.
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Five creative visions for the future, from Looking Forward’s readers
Announcing the winners of our first cli-fi drabble contest.
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How tiny pieces of evidence can reveal giant stories about our world — and ways to make it better
In ‘Proof of Concept,’ the Grist video team shines a spotlight on some surprising environmental research and discoveries.
