Earth Day
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Critical List: Climate bill passes Mexico’s senate; Bill Clinton tells enviros to ‘chill out’
The Mexican Senate passed a climate change bill that’s all set to become law. Reuters reports it was “non-controversial.” No wonder Republicans are so set on keeping Mexican immigrants out of the country — they might bring in science. Bill Clinton has a message for sustainability advocates: “Chill out – sometimes this stuff takes years.” […]
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The weirdest, worst PR crap we’ve seen this Earth Day
Earth Day 2012 drops on Sunday, and it's more than just an opportunity to celebrate and protect our fragile blue marble. It's also a chance to shill lots of crappy products and services. Here are some of the weirdest.
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Help us get haiku
We asked for your best Earth Day haikus, and you rhymed beyond reason. Vote now to help Grist pick a winner!
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Earth Day too committed for you? Celebrate Earth Hour instead
Thanks, global recession: Earth Day gets cut down to Earth Hour. Or is this that thing where everyone turns their lights out?
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Earth Day Aftermath – – Hope or Despair?
On Earth Day last week, I saw a burger wrapper tossed from an old Buick and was stunned that anyone still thought it was OK to use our shared city habitat as a personal dumpster. Later that same day however, I saw a homeless man pick up a Styrofoam cup from the gutter and drop […]
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Celebrate Earth Day with free stuff that isn't just more crap
HuffPo and Re-Nest both have roundups of Earth Day free sh*t and deals, and the implication is clear: The best way to celebrate the Earth is to CONSUME, CONSUME, CONSUME. This is hella depressing. Some places are offering free shipping as their Earth Day deal, which … just go away, I will be over here […]
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Earth Night 2011, brought to you by Green Drinks & Grist!
On April 21, Green Drinks and the Center for Environmental Health will be hosting their first annual Earth Night bicoastal celebration, sponsored by Grist!
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Historian: It’s too soon to expect large-scale responses to the Gulf leak
Penn State historian Adam Rome studies the American environmental movement and is working on a book about the first Earth Day, which was prompted in part by an offshore drilling disaster in Santa Barbara. Yesterday, he told the Washington Post that it could take another year before we can tell if the Gulf oil leak […]
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Ask Umbra on fertility awareness, grilling, and Earth Day pledges
Send your question to Umbra! Q. Dear Umbra, I’ve been following the discussion of GINKs and birth control on Grist the last week or so. In your most recent post, I thought there was a pretty big type of birth control missing: Fertility Awareness Method (FAM)—which is not to be confused with the “rhythm method” […]