Articles by Grist staff

Philly looking at recycled rubber for sidewalks

Philadelphia’s council-folk may soon be bouncing around the idea of utilizing recycled rubber tires for sidewalks. City official Jim Kenney, who has suggested the idea, says rubber sidewalks don’t crack and last longer than concrete. Kenney also says they’re very solid and not to expect to see people bouncing down the street. Yes, but what […]

This Old House does a green renovation in Austin

Beginning tomorrow, PBS show This Old House will start airing an eight-part series focused on a green remodeling job in Austin, Texas. In a preview for the series, host Kevin O’Connor says they’re renovating the 1926 bungalow in an effort to show that “green [building] no longer has to be experimental and it doesn’t have […]

Jeans-maker Diesel is

Jeans-maker Diesel is. Their new “Global Warming Ready” ad campaign (image: CNW Group) depicts life in a climate-changed world (yes, that’s Mount Rushmore in the background). And PS, y’all, if global warming is going to make people that hot, I’m all for it. Check out those … um … jeans. Below the fold, a short […]

Cleaner by the Dozen

Green group produces list of top 12 eco-friendly vehicles American autos are drowning their sorrows in foreign oil after not making the 2007 Green Book list of the top 12 eco-friendly vehicles, released yesterday by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy. Honda’s natural-gas-powered Civic GX (available only in California and New York) regained its […]