Grist List
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London’s garden bridge might be even better than NYC’s High Line
The recently approved plans for the bridge have it all, including a community garden and Titanic-inspired outlooks over the water.
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Congress wants you to know that food has nothing (nothing!) to do with the environment
When a group of government-appointed nutritionists tried to warn Americans that their eating choices have consequences, lawmakers bit back.
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Chik-Fil-A loses dumb battle to kale enthusiast
The courts have spoken: Kale conquers all.
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Blackfish, dwindling revenues sink SeaWorld’s CEO
A film shot on a shoestring has gone from a publicity problem to a serious financial threat for the corporate theme-park giant.
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Night-proof your bike by turning it into a giant reflector
Emily Thibodeau, of Boston-based Hub Powderworks, coats entire bike frames in a special type of newfangled, super reflective paint.
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These crazy maps show just how much ground roads cover
When you look at all the roads in your state, you can learn a lot about how we rewrite the land we live on.
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Paris plans to ban cars from its city center
To fight smog, the city's badass mayor wants to outlaw unnecessary traffic, ban all diesel cars, and double the number of bike lanes.
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This massive retirement home would grow its own food
The proposal for this beautiful building has us drooling over its emphasis on fresh food and community, and it isn't even built yet.
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The Daily Show reminds us “pink fracking” against breast cancer is the most ridiculous thing ever
Fracking company Baker Hughes painted 1,000 drill bits pink to support the Susan G. Komen Foundation. Yep: no hypocrisy there.