Grist List
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This startup wants to fight deforestation … with robots
A former NASA engineer launched a new startup that would use drones to plant 1 billion trees a year.
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This sea creature has a huge manatee-crush on Leonardo DiCaprio
If manatees could use emojis, this one would be all heart-eyes for Leo and his new eco-resort.
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Now you can listen to the world’s largest collection of whale sounds
This archive of whale and dolphin recordings is basically "Humpback for Beginners," we assume.
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Are your reusable grocery bags making you fat?
A Harvard Business School study found a trend: Shoppers with reusable bags were more likely to buy treats for themselves.
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10 cities drearier than Seattle
As Seattlites know, dreariness isn't all about cloud cover.
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Wear your support for reproductive rights on your head — here’s how
Some Colorado lawmakers can now be found decorating themselves with IUDs to show support for a bill that would fund contraceptive access.
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2014 was a record year for transit, but that’s not as rad as it sounds
We'll give you an E for effort, America, but New York City gets most of the credit.
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“Gossip Girl” babe will star in new show about North Dakota’s dirty oil boom
Chace Crawford will star as Billy, a "handsome and ambitious born hustler" making his way in fracking country.
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Karl Ove Knausgaard is just as depressed by empty American consumerism as you are!
In the most recent installment of this series, Knausgaard briefly and grimly decries colonialism -- with some degrowth undertones.