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Small-scale farmers fight back against the climate monster
"Small Scale Farmers Cool the Planet" shows how organic farmers just might hold the key to slaying the biggest beast of our age.
The White House is buzzing with plans to save the bees
The Obama administration just released a 10-year plan to grow monarch butterfly and bee populations.
Hey, guys: Mountains aren’t necessarily pyramids
If you have a small child at home who likes to draw pretty little pictures of mountains, do that kid a favor and rip those pictures …
The developing world is beating the U.S. at clean energy
Developing countries are poised to lead the world on clean energy investment.
Seattle’s tunneling megamachine is more effed than we thought
Bertha, the tunneling machine drilling beneath downtown, is falling apart.
Look forward to a sweaty future, America, thanks to climate change
There's a lot of bodily moisture in the cards as parts of the U.S. get warmer, and more people choose to move to those parts of the country.
Activists blockade Seattle port to protest Shell’s Arctic drilling plans
Protesters left their kayaks behind and took to the streets to prevent workers from reaching Shell's Polar Pioneer rig, which arrived in the city last week.
Need a pick-me-up? We’ll be here (if you help us stay alive)
Here's your chaser to depressing planetary news.
Sneakerheads’ souls crumble as their soles crumble
A common sneaker material doesn't play well with water and oxygen -- i.e. Earth's atmosphere.
Texans are freaking out over this natural gas pipeline — with good reason
The Trans-Pecos pipeline would carry gas from Texas fields down to Mexico, right through the pristine Big Bend region.
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Here’s a radical idea: Climate activists need to engage conservatives
When U.S. climate activists talk about diversity, they don't mean political diversity. But to make real progress, we'll need conservatives too.
People of color suffer through extra long commutes
If you're Latino and live in the Twin Cities, you burn more than a month of work time each year just getting to the office, when compared to your white counterparts.
The world is finally buying less Keurig Krap
Keurig Green Mountain -- maker of throwaway coffee pods in myriad tempting flavors -- is in the middle of a sales crisis.
L’Oreal is about to 3D print human skin — because you’re worth it
3D printing human flesh to test cosmetics: Humane, horrifying, or both?
Can the sharing economy get this guy from Seattle to London by bike?
Former Grist fellow Sam Bliss just gave away most of his belongings and set off for the other side of the world. Here's hoping karma is really a thing.
Genetic engineering could make DIY heroin as easy as brewing beer
Disclaimer: This is not the type of homebrew you should bring to a Memorial Day barbecue.
John Oliver lays out everything wrong with our crazy chicken industry
Watch this segment that manages to condense the problems of contract farming and corporate consolidation into 18 hilarious minutes.
Shell knows climate change is real, but it wants to drill in the Arctic anyway
Here's the real story behind Shell’s climate change rhetoric.
What’s the most sustainable wood for my new deck?
Redwood? Pine? That weird plastic stuff? Umbra nails it.
Can these shareholders curb deforestation?
When shareholders in agribiz giant Bunge vote on a policy to curb deforestation, they'll be voting on both sustainability and the bottom line.
Scientists STILL haven’t figured out how to grow money on trees
Dang science. We'll write about it anyway.
How to make coconut quick bread with Key lime curd
A lime curd recipe — and a slew of other citrus-forward ideas — to bring a little bit of sunshine into your kitchen.
You have to see these pictures of Seattle’s kayaking climate protesters
The kayaktivists came out by the hundreds to protest Shell's plans to use Seattle as a staging ground for its Arctic drilling plans.
How shame could help California conserve water
Naming the biggest water wasters would cut down on excess water use. Too bad Californians can't find out who they are.
Your Netflix addiction is screwing the climate
While you binge-watched the first season of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Netflix data centers were spewing carbon.
Watch this before you get down to sexy times tonight
This video is a sweet and straightforward guide to sexual consent, and should be shared with everyone you know who has sex.
These scientists are trying to change rice as we know it
An international team is trying to create a more efficient kind of rice. What can coffee beans and cat poop tell us about their work?
While you were worrying about trains, your car was trying to kill you
I had to get from Philadelphia to New York. Sure, Amtrak just wrecked a train. But it's not like the highway is safer.
Kale may be coming to a McDonald’s near you
To help revive declining sales, the fast-food chain is testing a new kale breakfast bowl at locations across southern California.
When it comes to sex dungeons, sharing is caring!
A new company, KinkBnB, is connecting homeowners and kinksters in an AirBnB-like service.
Mad Max: Fury Road may be the Anthropocene at its worst — but it makes for pretty sick cinema
In Mad Max: Fury Road, humanity has done the irrevocable damage it had long been warned about, and now lives out its final days in mayhem.
Google’s self-driving cars will hit California streets this summer
The prototypes will make their debut on public roads in just a couple short months.
These cute kittens rode in a cargo bike from Amsterdam to London
This company features a cat butthole in their logo and that's not even the weirdest thing it's done.
The 4 big climate trends we’re tracking this year
From Paris to pipelines, here's what Grist is paying close attention to -- and how you can help.
Shell says eff you to Seattle
The oil giant is bringing its Arctic drilling rig to the famously green city despite heavy resistance, and Seattle is saying eff you right back.
All eyes are on Seattle as it fights Shell’s dirty Arctic plans
"Kayaktivists" are taking to the water this weekend to protest Shell's decision to moor its Arctic drilling rig at Seattle's port.
6 ways to promote economic equality and climate action at the same time
NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio and other liberal Democrats have unveiled a new progressive agenda. Here’s how to make it even stronger and greener.
What’s with those melting ice shelves in Antarctica? We explain
First the Larsen A ice shelf crumbled, then the Larsen B. Now scientists are keeping close tabs on Larsen C, which is the size of Scotland.
These 3D maps of coral reefs are totally rad
3D usually sounds like a gimmick, but these 3D maps of coral reefs will actually help track their health.
Scientists will never build a perfect climate model, but that’s OK
These NASA scientists live above Seinfeld's diner and predict the future.
Everyone is beating Whole Foods at its own game
Competing organic lines from other national retailers have caused the powerhouse's profits to plummet.
Is America ready for a vegetarian president?
GOP candidate Ben Carson may be a Tea Party favorite, but his red-state leanings don't extend to red meat.
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