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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Drabbles to envision the year ahead
Thank you for sharing your visions and resolutions!
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After COP28, a long road ahead
Four advocates share their reflections on this year’s Conference of the Parties, and where the work goes from here.
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TikTok made cottage cheese cool. Can it do the same for climate-friendly eating?
A growing contingent of plant-based and low-waste creators suggests that sustainable eating could "go viral" — but maybe not in the way we expect.
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The problem with conventional lawns (and what could replace them)
Bans on gas-powered lawn equipment are spreading — meanwhile, some advocates are looking for ways to ditch grass altogether.
