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500 million reasons to rethink the parking lot

All the world is a parking lot -- or a heck of a lot of it is, anyway. But according to professor Eran Ben-Joseph, these places don’t have to be wastelands.

Jared Green Cities June 7, 2012

Your iPad is costing you (a tiny bit) more than you think

Research indicates that the cost of charging your iPad over the course of a year runs a whopping... $1.36.

Philip Bump Energy June 22, 2012

Energy democracy: Three ways to bring solar to the masses

More Americans are getting their hands on solar, thanks to innovative new financing and ownership models that do away with high upfront costs.

David Roberts Technology September 13, 2012

How to keep the 2012 drought from draining your wallet

Diminishing corn supplies could drive fuel prices up, power plants could heat up important bodies of water, and dry weather could force homes and farms to compete for water. Here's what you can do to ease the pressure.

Robin Madel Climate & Energy August 10, 2012

Waste not, want not

is a zero-waste society plausible and profitable, or just a pipe dream? Examples from around the world suggest the former.

Terry Tamminen Uncategorized May 21, 2012

‘Himalayan Viagra’ is going extinct

A parasitic caterpillar fungus that grows in the Himalayas has many names, according to Scientific American — yarsagumba, yarchagumba, yartsa...

Sarah Laskow Agriculture June 12, 2012

Japanese commission: Don’t blame Mother Nature for Fukushima

A lengthy report from a commission tasked with analyzing what went wrong at Fukushima issues its response: everything.

Philip Bump Energy July 5, 2012

The mother of all rides: Biking across America on the old Route 66

In "The Grapes of Wrath," John Steinbeck dubbed Route 66 “The Mother Road.” Now this long-abandoned cross-country byway gets a second life as an epic bike touring highway.

Sarah Laskow Culture August 3, 2012

The hardware formerly known as Grist

Today at Grist we celebrate the end of our transition from our co-located infrastructure to the cloud.

Matt Perry Uncategorized May 31, 2012

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