Articles by Kate Sheppard
Kate Sheppard was previously Grist's political reporter. She now covers energy and the environment for The Huffington Post. Follow her on Twitter.
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I can’t believe I just wrote that line
A (projected) group of thousands of people representing 45 environmental and other organizations will be convening in Washington, D.C., next Tuesday to tell our reps on Capital Hill that we want action on climate change now — before it’s too late for polar bears the Arctic. According to their website: Action day will begin at […]
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Setting a standard for other candidates, perhaps?
Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards announced this week that his campaign is going carbon neutral. “Global warming is an emergency and we can’t wait until the next president is elected to take action,” said Edwards in a press release. “Each of us can take responsibility in small ways to make a big difference. I encourage […]
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They only look sweet and benevolent, ringing their little bells
Greenpeace and the Salvation Army are hashing out a dispute over tens of millions of dollars today at a mediating table in Seattle, in a story more peculiar than we could make up. Last July, H. Guy Di Stefano, 90, a resident of Issaquah, Wash., passed away, leaving about $264 million to be divided equally […]
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Thank you from the Grist staff
A big old shout out to the kind folks at Hewlett-Packard, who through their Employee Product Gift Matching Program have helped Grist secure a new color laser printer and two new computer monitors. Grist-lovin’ HP employees made donations to our cause, covering 25 percent of the cost, and HP backed them up on the rest. […]
