Grist List
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How malls can save both the Earth and your ears
Photo: Carol LinWe’re big fans of anything that saves energy while generally improving your life — biking, for instance, or gardens. So we were psyched to hear that malls could save 1.18 gigawatt-hours of energy every year, and cut back 3,000 metric tons of CO2, just by turning off the Muzak. Enterprising Stanford students crunched […]
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Snappy answers to stupid questions about smart meters
Smart meters are a revolutionary technology that could save money, save the planet, and enable a switch to renewable energy, so you’d think they’d be really popular with Californians, right? Except that California is also full of right-leaning tin-foil haberdashers and left-leaning hypochondriacs, says the New York Times. The two groups have formed an unholy […]
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Groundhog Day and climate change: sucky weather for Punxsutawney Phil
We’ll get a tiny shovel for you, Phil.Photo: alemaxaleUpdate: Phil didn’t see his shadow, so supposedly we’re in for a short winter. Thanks, climate change! “Groundhog Day is a lot like a rock concert, but the people are better behaved and there’s a groundhog involved,” the editor of a Punxsutawney newspaper told National Geographic. Just […]
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Earthbags: Why hobbit-holes are part of green building’s future
Earthbags, a green building material that's cheaper and greener than cement, are getting attention from the DIY crowd.
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Earthbags: Why hobbit-holes are part of green building’s future
Earthbags, a green building material that's cheaper and greener than cement, are getting attention from the DIY crowd.
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Is this the Amazon checkout of the future?
This concept for choosing a shipping method shows what rethinking design can do for the environment.
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Octopi are awesome at recycling
Or is it octopuses? Or octopodes? Octothorpes? Anyway, please take note: This is the cutest recycling ever. Also, a great example of tiny housing. But hey, the guy goes through two color changes in the course of the video, it’s no surprise he knows how to be green.
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Your pants are an eco-abomination — here's how to lessen their impact
Between cotton growing, manufacturing, and laundry, a pair of jeans can use up almost 3,500 liters of water over its lifetime. What can you do to mitigate the damage, while still covering your unmentionables in style?
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How food prices can fuel revolutions like Egypt's
The current unrest in Egypt is too complex to blame on spiking global food prices alone, but food insecurity does lead to political insecurity.