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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The next cameo on your favorite TV show could be climate change
Behind the push to get more climate mentions in film and television.
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Community-led energy solutions for Puerto Rico
Grist’s solutions writer Gabriela Aoun Angueira followed the U.S. energy secretary on a listening tour across the archipelago. Here, she shares some of the story behind her reporting.
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Mailbag: Green buildings, third acts, and working less
Sharing some thoughtful messages we’ve received from readers in response to our last several newsletters.
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Meet Mr. Trash Wheel, a champion for the end of single-use plastics
Baltimore’s famous trash-eating mascot just celebrated his ninth birthday.
