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Sarah K. Burkhalter is Grist's project manager.

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  • From Bacon to Bouncin’

    Bring homies the Bacon We interviewed Stone Gossard, who was in Singles with Campbell Scott, who was in Loverboy with Kevin Bacon. So we’ll give you the third degree: Check out Kev’s new site SixDegrees.org to see which causes the stars are supportin’ these days and chip in some change of your own. Photo: Jeff […]

  • DOE won’t pay up enough for nuclear cleanup

    The following is a guest post from Natalie Troyer, publications and volunteer coordinator at Heart of America Northwest. —– Let’s shake a Magic 8-Ball and ask it a probing question. “Is it a good idea to dump more nuclear waste into a site that’s already listed as the most contaminated spot in the Western Hemisphere?” […]

  • Wow, that’s a truly terrible pun.

    Sick and tired of hearing from me about lead-up to the Olympics in London and Beijing? (I know Patrick is.) Well, exciting news, sports fans — we can look ahead to environmental devastation in preparation for Olympics 2014! Leading environmental groups said on Friday Russia’s bid to host the 2014 Winter Olympics would involve tearing […]

  • Beijing, London, and more on the Super Bowl

    Because it’s Friday, I’m going to get a little crazy and bring you the green sports news in reverse chronological order. Brace yourselves. London has released a sustainable development strategy for its 2012 Olympics hosting, and it’s being billed as the greenest games in modern times. “The prize for hosting the 2012 Games will be […]