Grist List
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Australia responds to shark attacks by … attacking sharks first
Reacting to an uptick in fatal great white shark attacks, the country’s Conservative Party has decided to kill any shark that comes anywhere near the beach.
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You’re happy and you know it — but how’s the rest of the world doing?
The Better Life Index tells us about the keys to global happiness. Sort of.
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Coffee taste like dirt? That’s because it might be
As climate change makes coffee beans scarcer, some counterfeit producers are already stretching their supplies by adding unsavory fillers.
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This architect builds with beer crates and recycled fabric, but don’t call him green
“I have no interest in ‘Green,’ ‘Eco,’ and ‘Environmentally Friendly,’" says Pritzker Architecture Prize winner Shigeru Ban. "I just hate wasting things.”
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Shark Week without sharks is just Week
We kill 100 million sharks a year -- many of them just for their fins. If we keep this up, Shark Week is going to be just a whole lotta blue.
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Copenhagen’s newest bike lane totally rules
The famously cycle-friendly city has just outdone itself with a cool elevated roadway.
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“I Heart NY” mastermind launches catchy climate change logo
To help make climate change awareness stick (and slick), design legend Milton Glaser created a catchy logo.
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The global warming “pause,” explained by way of a cheeseburger
Turbo-charged trade winds have kept the hot side hot and the cool side cool, according to a new study. Sadly, it’s not gonna last.
