Articles by Grist staff

How three Southwestern cities are changing

For more on Southwest cities see our full feature on sustainability initiatives underway in Phoenix. Scan any list of “green U.S. cities” for winners from the Southwest, and you’ll find a geographical void. Sure, a liberal-leaning place like Austin or Santa Fe or Boulder might sneak onto the list, but in general, there’s a dearth […]

Captive pandas survive China earthquake

With 12,000 people dead from the earthquake that struck China’s Sichuan province on Monday — and the death toll expected to climb significantly — the survival of 144 endangered pandas is small comfort. But survive they did: all of the pandas living in three research centers in the earthquake zone have been reported safe. Three-quarters […]

Prez candidates spar over green issues, U.S. uranium-mining bonanza in full swing, and more

Read the articles mentioned at the end of the podcast: A Friend Indeed The Hair Up There It’s Like a Glow-in-the-Dark Gold Rush If You Can’t Stand the Heat, Get Out of the Tropics Bad News, Bees Read the articles mentioned at the end of the podcast: Smart(ish) Cities Flex and Effects Do Me a […]

U.S. could get 20 percent of energy from wind by 2030, says DOE

Wind power could meet 20 percent of U.S. energy demand by 2030, according to Energy Department calculations, even though currents currently provide a mere 1 percent of U.S. electricity. Making the leap would be “ambitious” but “feasible,” says the report: it wouldn’t require technological breakthroughs, but would necessitate the construction of 75,000 new and improved […]