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  • Obama in Copenhagen: Let’s get this show on the road, people

    U.S. President Barack Obama delivered this speech at the Copenhagen climate talks on Friday: Here are Obama’s remarks as prepared for delivery. Good morning. It’s an honor to for me to join this distinguished group of leaders from nations around the world. We come together here in Copenhagen because climate change poses a grave and […]

    Grist staff Politics

  • Video archives from the Copenhagen climate talks

    Grist sent comedian Eugene Mirman (of Flight of the Conchords fame) to lighten up the mood as a special correspondent at the climate talks in Copenhagen. He was joined by Grist’s own Umbra Fisk — and a few special guests — on the scene. Enjoy (and share!) their crazy video adventures in Denmark. Eugene Mirman […]

    Grist staff Climate & Energy

  • 5 fab bike solutions seen on the streets of Copenhagen

    The ‘hybrid’ electric bike Copenhagen wheel concept (retrofit to your own bike’s back wheel hub) shown at Hopenhagen’s Future Cities exhibit.By April Streeter for Treehugger.com: I went to Copenhagen because I could take a train, and I was really interested in what the mood would feel like on the streets (as opposed to what the […]

    Grist staff Culture

  • Gore proposes climate action timeline

    Al Gore speaking to delegates at the Copenhagen climate conference is hardly big news in green circles, but the former VP and No. 1 climate crusader did manage to make a bit of news with his remarks Tuesday. First, he talked optimistically about there being sufficient votes in the U.S. Senate to pass a climate […]

    Grist staff Politics