Articles by Lisa Hymas
Lisa Hymas is director of the climate and energy program at Media Matters for America. She was previously a senior editor at Grist.
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![Gas sign, $5.27 regular.]()
![Gas sign, $5.27 regular.]()
How high do gas prices have to get to trigger behavior change?
Are gas prices high enough to get Americans junking their minivans in favor of cargo bikes, or ditching their exurban McManses for walkable city living? Two new polls offer a little insight.
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![Dennis Kucinich is on his way out. (Photo by Center for American Progress Action Fund)]()
![Dennis Kucinich is on his way out. (Photo by Center for American Progress Action Fund)]()
Dennis Kucinich, eco-darling and vegan, ousted from Congress
Congress will soon lose one of its most progressive environmentalists, Rep. Dennis Kucinich, who was beaten in his Democratic primary race on Tuesday. Maybe now he'll have time to finish writing his vegan diet book.
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Does Santorum think the pope is a ‘radical environmentalist’?
Rick Santorum presents himself as a devout Catholic, but on the issue of climate change, he strays far from the pope's teachings.
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How many of us are vegetarian or vegan?
Check out poll numbers on how many Americans are abstaining from meat, and how often omnivores are eating it.
