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More than 150 data sets accompany Lester R. Brown’s latest book, Full Planet, Empty Plates: The New Geopolitics of Food...
The former governor of Michigan talks to Grist's Amanda Little about the auto-industry rescue, Detroit's move toward cleaner cars, and that doozy of a convention speech.
Remember when cars used to give off disgusting clouds of lead-laden smoke? Planes still do that. Some of them do,...
American strategy throughout the Iraq war was aimed at making it easier for Big Oil to do business there. But with U.S. influence waning, there's another possibility for Iraq.
This past weekend marked the opening of the largest wind farm in the U.S. — a site that will power...
Obama didn't impress food system reformers in his first four years. Will this term be any different?
Anyone who thinks that kids don’t care about anything but eating uncooked ramen and playing video games clearly underestimated the...
A new study says GMO crops have led farmers to use 400 million more pounds of pesticide than they would have otherwise. Here's how to interpret the science -- and the critique.
In a carbon zero city, you wouldn't need to own a car -- or even a power drill. Redirecting the stuff we don't use into sharing economies can rewire consumption and save tons of carbon on the way.
