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 climate word of the year
This week, we’re looking at some of the climate words and phrases that defined 2025 — and what that says about where we’re at.
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“Happy Motoring News”
This week, we’re exploring an artifact shared with us by a reader: a print newsletter from Exxon dating back to 1975.
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Mark your calendar for the book club!
This week, we’re excited to share our pick for the next Looking Forward book club.
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The future of refueling
This week, we’re exploring what the refueling stops of the future will look like as more and more cars become electric.
