Articles by Grist staff

Tens of thousands march for climate action

[vodpod id=Video.16192576&w=620&h=465&fv=offsite%3Dtrue%26amp%3Boffsite%3Dtrue%26amp%3Blang%3Den-us%26amp%3Bpage_show_url%3D%252Fphotos%252Fgrist%252Fsets%252F72157622861822159%252Fshow%252F%26amp%3Bpage_show_back_url%3D%252Fphotos%252Fgrist%252Fsets%252F72157622861822159%252F%26amp%3Bset_id%3D72157622861822159%26amp%3Bjump_to%3D] Grist.org’s Jennifer Prediger on today’s big climate march: COPENHAGEN – The sun came out and skies were blue for the first time this week as climate activists from around the world gathered here this morning for the largest public gathering since the start of the international climate talks. Che Guevara, climate activist?Jennifer PredigerThe […]

Yes Men (almost) stage global takeover in Copenhagen

The Hopenhagen Globe looms above City Hall SquarePhoto: Matthew McDermott vic flickrThe Yes Men, merry climate pranksters, had been oddly quiet of late. Strange, since we are now deep into week one of the Copenhagen climate talks. But the activist group broke its silence today when members posing as reps from the Coca Cola company […]

This year, have a Slow Christmas

This post originally appeared on SlowChristmas.org. Recently I have begun to wonder. Just when did Christmas go from this:         to this? USB Warmer Seat Cushion           The world is a fast place, filled with stuff, so I guess it makes sense that Christmas would reflect that. The […]

Is the leaked draft a big deal or a non-issue?

Earlier this week, a leaked draft of proposed treaty text from Denmark caused quite a kerfuffle.  We asked our expert panel: Is it a big deal, or a tempest in a teapot? Here are edited excerpts from their responses: —– Andrew Light Senior fellow at the Center for American Progress Any veteran of the UNFCCC meetings […]