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Sorry to rain on the parade, but voters saying they consider climate to be "important" is not nearly enough to effect change.
A Christian Science Monitor headline claims that EPA regulations are squelching coal companies. Not so: David Roberts explains what's really snuffing out the industry.
Increased use of natural gas gets a lot of the credit for falling carbon dioxide levels.
The biotech giant will go to great lengths to spin the story on GMO labeling, even if that means making claims it can't support.
Sunrise Coal's plan for a new Illinois mine is being held up by concerns over water use -- bad luck in a drought year.
Rep. Ed Markey, one of the biggest climate hawks in Congress, is now talking up President Obama's "all-of-the-above" energy strategy, from renewables to oil drilling.
Can the seed giant patent DNA, even if a farmer comes by it legally? After several courts sided with the company, the Supreme Court will take up one farmer's appeal.
Grist's green-living pioneer, the Greenie Pig, dives into her own dumpster and emerges with a veritable craft fair of useful reusables.
In a wide-ranging conversation with Grist, Gore also talks about Obama's recent climate comments, coal export terminals, and climate progress around the world.