Articles by Heather Smith
Heather Smith (on Twitter, @strangerworks) is interested in the various ways that humans try to save the environment: past, present, and future.
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When China became the world’s workshop, it inherited the world’s air pollution, too
A visit to Beijing, and its notorious blanket of smog, brings a flashback to the U.S. industrial heartland in its heyday.
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Meet me in New York in September, says Bill McKibben — time for a big march
350.org and a coalition of green groups plan a mass September protest in NYC -- just in time for a big U.N. climate conclave.
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From pretentious punk to policy wonk: Help us celebrate growing up
At 15, Heather Smith was angst-filled and cynical. These days, instead of wishing she was never born, she writes for Grist. Will you support our work with a gift of $15?
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The Cowboys and Indians pipeline protest was a throwback — in more ways than one
The carefully designed anti-Keystone demonstration in D.C. put a dramatic face on the movement.
