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Lawyers go after processed food industry with tactics that worked on Big Tobacco

In an effort to supplant government regulation, a group of high-profile lawyers plans to use the financial costs of obesity and diabetes to sue large processed food companies.

Tom Laskawy Food and Agriculture August 20, 2012

Fukushima butterflies show signs of mutation

And, worse -- mutations were seen in offspring born far from the radioactivity.

Philip Bump Culture August 13, 2012

What other cities can learn from Seattle’s troubled ‘deep green’ building program

Three years ago, Seattle challenged developers to build the next generation of uber green buildings -- but few answered the call. What can we learn?

Greg Hanscom Cities August 24, 2012

Senate Republicans introduce same-old energy legislation, give it funny name

If it seems like you've seen these proposals before, you have. And they kind of admit it.

Philip Bump Politics July 26, 2012

A new ‘golden age of oil’ in the U.S.? Don’t believe it

Those like Mitt Romney who claim that the U.S. can achieve energy “independence” by 2020 are delusional. "Extreme energy" is an extreme dead end.

Michael T. Klare Technology October 7, 2012

Here’s another episode of ‘Shell Tries Drilling in the Arctic’

In this episode, Shell still hasn't drilled anything -- and time may be running out!

Philip Bump Energy July 27, 2012

How’s the weather, Grist readers? Oh. Right.

We asked you to share photos of the crazy weather you've seen lately, and the results were just as ridiculous as you'd expect.

Grist staff Science July 25, 2012

Harry Reid slugs fossil fuels in the face

The Senate's top Democrat isn't only throwing punches at Romney. He's also got it in for climate deniers and the coal industry.

Philip Bump Climate & Energy August 9, 2012

This weird artificial jellyfish is made from the cells of a rat

Watch the video below, and consider this: “Genetically, this thing is a rat,” Harvard biophysicist Kit Parker told Nature News....

Sarah Laskow Science July 23, 2012

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