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Sandy could result in kinder, gentler subway rats

If the dominant rats were further down in the tunnels, mostly submissive rats would have survived. Which could make rats nicer overall. Maybe. Probably not.

Jess Zimmerman Uncategorized October 31, 2012

Rather than killing sharks, this town moves them away from human-infested waters

Recife, Brazil, has taken a shockingly non-hysterical approach to reducing shark attacks. Fly fishers everywhere call it catch-and-release.

Jim Meyer Uncategorized August 13, 2014

Here’s why the Freedom Tower isn’t the greenest building in America after all

Under pressure to get a publishing giant into the iconic tower, the site's developers may have sacrificed a core part of its green plans.

James West Technology December 9, 2014

California is (finally) taking steps to regulate its groundwater

Thirsty Californians now need to think twice before they tap that aquifer.

Madeleine Thomas Culture September 19, 2014

How one Pacific Northwest tribe is carving out a resistance to coal — and winning

A Grist fellow visited the Lummi Nation, to find out how the tribe has been able to successfully push back (so far) against Big Coal.

Amber Cortes & Grist staff Climate & Energy August 15, 2014

No, you actually haven’t found a way to reach conservatives on climate change

Some people cite polls and psychological research to argue that it's possible to appeal to conservatives on climate change. If only it were so.

David Roberts Politics October 2, 2014

Beef: Still what’s for dinner, still controversial

Are cows destroying the climate? And is grass-fed even worse than grain-fed beef? We take a look at "Defending Beef" by Nicolette Hahn Niman.

Ari LeVaux Climate & Energy January 6, 2015

311,000 climate protesters marched in New York. What’s next?

Climate marchers are likely to be putting their shoulders behind these causes and projects in the wake of September's mass event.

Heather Smith Politics October 9, 2014

Here’s how one green group got its investments out of dirty energy

Oregon Environmental Council aligned its portfolio with its values -- and still makes money.

Sam Bliss Technology November 7, 2014

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