Articles by Grist staff

12 things you can do with a parking spot (besides parking a car)

On PARK(ing) Day, humans around the world reclaimed parking spots with miniature golf courses, Twister, pop-up chicken coops, and banana art. Check out our favorite photos.

Umbra’s second helpings: Unplug your vampire appliances [VIDEO]

Your chargers and appliances are sucking your wallet dry, says Grist’s eco-advice columnist. Here’s how to put a stake through their hearts.

Something’s (not very) fishy about the Atlantic Ocean [VIDEO]

Weird conditions off the New England coast have fishermen puzzled. Is this the face of global warming, or just the latest curveball from an unpredictable climate?

Join us for a Twitter chat about green slime

Did toxic blue-green algae make your summer a bummer?