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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It’s not just you: The planet wants a 4-day workweek, too
How working less could be a boon for personal and planetary health.
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Why older Americans are taking to the streets for climate action
Third Act, an advocacy group founded by Bill McKibben for people over 60, coordinated its first nationwide protest last month.
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Tools to fight erosion on Alaska’s receding coastline
Science writer Saima Sidik shares the story behind the solutions she wrote about for Grist.
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How to build homes that can fight climate change — and survive its effects
Designers and engineers are working on changing the way we build to protect people and the planet.
