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Getting a Move On

Grist outgrows office, begs readers for help with upgrade Dear readers, we knew this day would come. We’ve finally outgrown the solitary desk that has served us well for so many years. As we look about for a larger space — perhaps one with two desks! — we’re also thinking about other ways to expand. […]

Not much going on.

Hangin' in St. Louis for my three-hour layover. No hottie musician-type sightings to report.

Blogging from Bonnaroo

By the time you read this, I'll be at a comfortable cruising altitude -- and spewing CO2 into the atmosphere at an alarming rate. (Calm down ... I've offset the flight. Thanks, Native Energy!) I'm on my way to the Bonnaroo music festival in Manchester, Tenn., and not for the reasons you think. The four-day, multi-stage festival is cleaning up its act -- like a number of music festivals this year -- and making a real effort to be as green as possible ... no, not that kind of green ...

Anyway, I'll be rockin' the scene all weekend: interviewing eco-minded bands, snooping through recycling bins, hitting on hottie musician-types, checking out the solar-powered stage, and in general being way cooler than you.

Oh, and did I mention I'll be camping there? Which is quite funny actually ... seeing as how I've never camped. Like, ever. But I'm sure it's not that big of a deal, right? I mean, you just stick the little tent-pole thingies into the tent-loop thingies and voilá: you're camping! I mean, right?

Thankfully (or perhaps not), assuming I can get wifi/cell service -- and barring any tent-pole related mishaps -- you'll be able to live vicariously through me as I update the blog throughout the festival. Stay tuned!

Let’s Feed Them Some Oil Execs

Hungry polar bears eating each other We can’t think of anything funny to say about this: polar bears, deprived of their natural food by longer seasons without ice, may be turning to cannibalism. In the journal Polar Biology, American and Canadian scientists reviewed three cases of polar bear cannibalism in early 2004 in the Beaufort […]