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  • In Tents

    Climate camp kicks off at London’s Heathrow Airport The controversial Climate Camp at London’s Heathrow Airport kicks off today, with as many as 2,000 people expected to attend at its height. The weeklong protest is aimed at airport officials’ plans to build a new runway, and at the role of aviation in climate change. “Aviation […]

    Grist staff Climate & Energy

  • Putting the Yeehaw in Hubris

    U.S. federal agencies, World Bank help developing countries emit more President Bush has made clear his feelings on global-warming mitigation: “We all can make major strides, and yet there won’t be a reduction until China and India are participants.” So it seems a wee bit hypocritical that the United States is actually contributing to global-warming […]

    Grist staff Climate & Energy

  • Shrinky-Dinky Do

    Great Lakes, Arctic sea ice shrinking to record lows It could be a summer of record lows in two of the world’s iconic places: the Great Lakes and the Arctic seas. Water levels in Lakes Huron, Michigan, and Superior are well below normal, and Superior could soon hit a record low set in 1926. The […]

    Grist staff Climate & Energy

  • Yolk, yolk, yolk …

    From the NYT: The toy industry had its Tickle Me Elmo, the automakers the Prius and technology its iPhone. Now, the food world has its latest have-to-have-it product: the cage-free egg. What the cluck, you ask? According to the story, dozens of vendors — ranging from universities to hotel chains, Whole Foods to Burger King […]

    Grist staff Food and Agriculture