Climate Technology
All Stories
-
![West Virginia train explosion]()
![West Virginia train explosion]()
Oil trains are blowing up all over the place
Two tanker trains full of crude oil have derailed and burst into flames recently, one in West Virginia and one in Ontario.
-
![Jumping dog]()
![Jumping dog]()
“More research” into geoengineering is not such a hot idea
In the geoengineering debate, "just research" is the default position of Serious People. But it's more problematic than they acknowledge.
-
![Plastic in the ocean]()
![Plastic in the ocean]()
There’s a scary amount of plastic in the ocean. Here’s who put it there
The U.S. isn't as bad as you'd think …
-
![]()
![]()
The fight over Obama’s Clean Power Plan heats up in the states
States are charged with implementing Obama's carbon rule for power plants. Which ones will cooperate and which ones won't?
-
![Arctic oil]()
![Arctic oil]()
Watch out, Arctic: Shell is coming for you again
The Interior Department is clearing the way for Shell to try drilling again off the Alaska coast, a treacherous undertaking on so many levels.
-
![Fellows!]()
![Fellows!]()
Grist is looking for the fall 2015 class of fellows
Are you an early-career journalist, storyteller, or multimedia wiz who digs what we do? Then Grist wants you!
-
![Andrew Maynard]()
![Andrew Maynard]()
Meet the man who tackles our fears with stick figures
Professor Andrew Maynard tackles Ebola, e-cigs, green potato chips, and more in his lovable YouTube series Risk Bites.
-
![kemper county energy facility]()
![kemper county energy facility]()
We did the math on clean coal, and it doesn’t add up
Is carbon capture and sequestration a net win for the climate? That depends on how you crunch the numbers.
-
![]()
![]()
Are there any eco-friendly credit card companies?
A reader discovers that his credit card company is funding dirty energy. Umbra looks out for the planet's best interest.
-
![Lewis Latimer]()
![Lewis Latimer]()
Meet Lewis Latimer, the African American who enlightened Thomas Edison
He helped bring electricity to the masses, and understood the links between electric power and political power. He'd love today's distributed solar movement.
