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Millions of crabs swarm Australia for a giant beach party
But climate change could disrupt their spectacular annual migration.
Red states more likely to be burned by climate change
The people who deny climate change are most likely to suffer from it.
Fossil fuel companies grow nervous as divestment movement grows stronger
As the old adage goes, if you’re taking flak, you’re over the target.
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.
This guy thinks mushrooms can save the planet and he’s not even tripping
Radical Mycology cofounder Peter McCoy thinks mushrooms hold the secret to human and environmental health. He may be on to something.
Magic disco ball tells you everything you need to know about climate change
Climate researchers and data viz whizzes from Norway make the IPCC report into an interactive presentation of the world's future.
How regular people are fixing the international palm-oil industry
Consumers putting pressure on big food companies made the difference in getting big palm-oil traders to commit to changing their ways, an advocate says.
How to make your true love an aromatherapy rice bag
On the first day of DIY Christmas, skip the bird-in-tree and get a little crafty with this homemade hand warmer.
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The U.N. won’t let protesters say what they’re protesting
During his speech at the U.N. climate summit, John Kerry didn't mention Keystone. Activists at the summit weren't allowed to mention it either.
Are you dumb if you buy a Prius when gas prices are this low? Um, no
And speaking of low gas prices, this is the perfect time for governments to start pricing carbon.
Oil pipelines are so last year, says Wall Street Journal
The so-far successful effort to halt Keystone has schooled a whole new wave of protest movements against similar projects.
GMO labeling defeated in Oregon
The group that put the mandatory GMO-labeling initiative on the Oregon ballot concedes defeat.
Wind and solar are much less financially risky than other power projects
What kind of electricity projects most often go over budget? Two recent studies dig into the question and find some surprising answers.
How the Black Lives Matter movement got protests’ multi-racial groove back
In the wave of protests over the police killings of Eric Garner and Michael Brown, confidence and outrage are helping people of color shed decades of caution.
Debating a climate denier? It’s OK to be smart.
This video has some tips and tricks to keep you afloat in your next conversation with the climate-impaired.
How to get rid of everything you own without leaving the house
Overrated: possessions and a bathroom sink. Just as advertised: Grist and legal weed.
Climate deniers don’t deserve to be called “skeptics,” scientists say
Bill Nye and other scientists are calling on the media to stop conflating the terms.
Green groups have one less excuse for being so white
Environmental groups have long known that they're hurting in the diversity department. A new partnership has set out to fix that.
You can totally recycle unrecyclable plastic. Right?
A reader wonders if it's OK to to recycle containers made of goodness-knows-what. Umbra says, "Goodness! No! What?"
A BP spill’s worth of methane is leaking from the ocean off of Washington every year
And as ocean temperatures climb, we could see even larger releases of deep-sea methane from the region, a bummer of a new study finds.
Behold the nightmare Manhattan would become if everyone commuted by car
Without public transit, New York would have to build nearly 50 multi-lane bridges to accommodate its commuters. Yikes.
Methane is leaking out all over the damn place, thanks to the oil and gas industry
Two new studies tell us more about leaks of this potent greenhouse gas.
Michigan thinks burning tires counts as renewable energy
A Michigan bill aims to classify fuel made by burning tires and hazardous industrial waste as renewable energy, but environmentalists say that's setting a dangerous precedent.
Why I’m breaking up with Uber
Uber, I loved you, but your disregard for women's safety is bringing me down.
Now bike messengers will run lights to deliver your Amazon
Drones are out, cyclists are in for the company's latest strategy to undercut brick-and-mortar.
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.
No one sucks on climate change like Australia, mate
Performance index released at Lima climate talks puts Denmark in the best-performing slot, followed by Sweden and Britain.
What would it mean for the environment if Hillary targeted pickup-driving country fans?
Trying to appeal to rural white voters is the wrong way for a Democrat to win the White House. And it would be bad for the climate too.
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.
USDA dumps millions in lunch money on local food
Could the long national nightmare of gross school lunches be drawing to a close? Not yet, but this is a good start.
Here’s why the Freedom Tower isn’t the greenest building in America after all
Under pressure to get a publishing giant into the iconic tower, the site's developers may have sacrificed a core part of its green plans.
Sea swallows the last house in doomed Virginia beach town
In the 1950s, developers pitched Cedar Island, Va., as the next great East Coast beach resort. That dream is now completely gone.
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