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 better world beneath the IPCC report’s dire warning
“We’re not talking about business as usual,” scientists say. That’s a good thing.
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Read some of the nominations behind this year’s Grist 50
Our annual list recognizes emerging leaders in climate, justice, sustainability — as nominated by you, our readers.
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The CSA has roots in Black history
Meet Booker T. Whatley, who invented a subscription model for small, diversified growers as a way to save Black-owned farms.
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Power outages remind us that a more resilient grid is possible
A year after the Texas winter freeze, experts tell us what has changed and what they've set their sights on for the future.