Nathanael Johnson

Nathanael Johnson (@savortooth on Twitter) is Grist's senior writer and the author of two books.

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Name of the game

Marketing made the avocado. Could it help us eat less meat?

4 min
Dammed if you do

When environmentalists busted up dams, coal moved in
hamburglar

Can hamburgers survive the Green New Deal? The facts behind Trump and Ocasio-Cortez’s latest beef
damned if you do

It’s time for California to let some of its thirsty farmland go
well $*@#

Paris Agreement has gone up in smoke, new paper says
California burning

Fire is our friend, trees are the enemy, and the world is upside down
Cloudy weather

Trump’s trade war is hitting solar workers hard
Glowing green

Green New Deal leaves nuclear option on table
what's in a name?

From ‘alligator pear’ to ‘avocado’: A plant-based diet meets marketing 101