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How do we make better (and greener) homes and gardens?
Homes are ideal places to start when it comes to greening up everyday life.
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5 experts predict the future of renewable energy amid coronavirus
It’s the best of times and the worst of times for renewable energy.
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How quickly do we need to ramp up renewables? Look to the narwhal.
Professor (and 2020 Grist 50 Fixer) Leah Stokes breaks down how the U.S. can meet ambitious clean-energy goals in the fastest way possible — with the help of the humble narwhal. Adapted from Stokes’ Short Circuiting Policy, out now.
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This professor wants you to give up your climate guilt
Poli sci professor Leah Stokes explains why, when it comes to climate change, it’s actually not all about you.
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This former oil driller taps into the Earth’s clean energy
Drilling dynamo Tim Latimer on ditching fossil fuels — and the deep promise of geothermal.
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He preaches the gospel of climate justice
Reverend Michael Malcom found a new expression of his faith in climate advocacy, and now he’s leaving the pulpit. He tells us why.
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These self-cooled buildings were inspired by termites and frogs
Architects, looking for ways to keep buildings cool amid rising temperatures, find that nature has some surprising tricks.
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This space-age tech cuts cooling costs — and carbon emissions
The new material's already hard at work cooling ice cream and office buildings, and it's doing it with a lot less electricity than traditional AC.
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Trees are AC for cities. She wants everyone to benefit
Planting trees is good for locals, and the planet too — so long as locals are the ones doing the planting, says Sarah Anderson with American Forests.
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Meet 5 people bringing equity to the fight against climate change
Meet some members of the 2019 Grist 50 working to include marginalized voices in the climate fight.
