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Investing in metro areas is the key to sustainable growth

If our country stops fetishizing real estate and consumption, and gets back to incubating and executing innovation -- something that happens best in metro areas -- the future could look a lot brighter.

Sarah Goodyear Politics October 28, 2010

Senate ag committee chair is opening up. Who's in line?

Blanche Lincoln, chair of the Senate agriculture committee, is headed for defeat. You won't catch me shedding tears over her exit, but who will replace her in this key role? A Big Ag politician, or one who might support Farm Bill reform?

Tom Philpott Politics October 27, 2010

Colorado climate scientists tell Ken Buck: Global warming is not a 'hoax'

Colorado's climate scientists dismissed claims made by the state's Republican candidate for the US Senate, Ken Buck, that global warming is a hoax.

Brad Johnson Politics October 25, 2010

Midwestern wine makers have it tough — but neighbors can make it tougher

In 1999, there were three grape vineyards in Iowa. Now there are 230. But each could be wiped out by a commonly applied pesticide called 2, 4-D.

Steph Larsen Food and Agriculture August 26, 2010

Texas and three other states threaten to sue California over AB 32

Texas and three other states with attorneys general beholden to Dirty Oil have vowed to sue California as a last-ditch effort to kill AB 32.

Kristin Eberhard Politics September 15, 2010

Senators renew efforts to rein in EPA on regulating greenhouse gases

Well, that didn't take long. Congress is barely back in town and already there's talk of yet another attempt to rein in the EPA.

Randy Rieland Politics September 14, 2010

Election 2010: Republicans take 6 of 11 key governor races

Thirty-seven governorships are up for grabs this election, and they'll have a huge impact on energy & climate issues. Who are the winners and losers?

Grist staff Politics November 3, 2010

Help! I have vampires on the farm

This year's mosquitoes are sucking all the life out of summer on a farm in Nebraska.

Steph Larsen Food and Agriculture September 2, 2010

Needed: A 50-state strategy on climate

Low-population states often play host to one-issue activists hired by national campaigns. Local grassroots groups could yield much better results.

Carrie La Seur Politics September 10, 2010

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