Articles by Jonathan Hiskes
Jonathan Hiskes is a writer in Seattle and a former Grist staff reporter. Find him at jonathanhiskes.com and on Twitter.
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American companies don’t want tar-sands oil on their logos, creating an opening
The most promising responses to the tar sands are the ones that shrink the demand for oil. Shaming companies that use tar-sands oil might help too.
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Tar-sands bathrooms are eco-friendly, which makes up for all that other stuff
Sorry, marketers, it's going to take more than biodegradable shampoo bottles and "Lakefront Property" signs to clean up the Alberta oil sands.
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Flying over the tar sands
More earth is being scraped, dug, blasted, and plowed in northern Alberta than anywhere else on Earth. Here's what it looks like up close.
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Farmers and travelers in a tar-sands boomtown
Stratospheric wages draw laborers from around the world to Fort McMurray, Alberta. So how does a booming oil workers' camp become a town?
