Climate in the Time of Coronavirus
Grist is all about climate and environment, but for the moment, there’s a new most-pressing issue gripping the world: the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. The way that humanity tackles this pandemic parallels how it might fight warming — there are stories of government preparedness, individual action, and transformative change. Grist is still all about climate and environment; today we are looking at them through a new, profound lens.
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Good news: Americans can freak out about coronavirus and climate change at the same time
Who has the time to care about two catastrophes?
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Ohio’s governor listened to the science on coronavirus. Why not climate change?
Republican Mike DeWine's handling of COVID-19 pandemic has boosted his approval ratings.
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Working from home is erasing carbon emissions — but for how long?
Commutes, office spaces, and business conferences might never be the same.
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Saving Chaco: As coronavirus consumes New Mexico, drilling threatens sacred land
A BLM plan could mean 3,000 new oil and gas wells in an area facing severe COVID-19 outbreaks and particulate matter pollution.
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Cities aren’t doomed to repeat the bad old days
During crises when residents flee to cars and suburbs, metropolises have panicked. This time can be different.
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In the midst of a pandemic, ‘home’ takes on new importance
My mother recently began painting houses. Little homes; on canvas, I mean.
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Coronavirus has erased 600,000 clean energy jobs in two months — and that’s just the start
All the green jobs created over the last five years have now been wiped out.
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We’re running out of time to flatten the curve — for climate change
These charts show how quickly we have to act.
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U.S. cities are at a coronavirus crossroads. How can they become more resilient?
The good news is, density is not the problem per se during a pandemic. Crowding is the actual culprit.
