Friday, February 26, 2016

Grist Environmental

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LIVING

Americans spend 30 billion hours a year commuting. And it’s killing them

It's terrible for the planet, too.
CLIMATE & ENERGY

Exxon Mobil’s insane argument against action on climate change

As it turns out, Exxon Mobil's shareholders care a lot more about climate change than the company itself does.
BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY

4 charts that show electric cars’ bright future

A new report paints a rosy picture for the future of electric vehicles.
POLITICS

House Science Chair takes his war on climate science one step further

The harassment of NOAA continues.
LIVING

You don’t have to watch all the Oscar-nominated films — just these

Trying to squeeze in a few more nominated films before the Oscars? Here are our recommendations.
NEWS

Ted Cruz holds Flint water crisis money hostage

Withholding disaster relief funding may come at a cost for Ted Cruz.

U.S. methane problem is much worse than we thought

We're dumping an insane amount of methane into the air.
CITIES

Want to encourage the development of walkable neighborhoods? Fix this

Federal housing support policies encourage sprawl instead of the more transit-friendly, urban neighborhoods that many Americans prefer.
NEWS

Republicans want to open up millions of acres of public lands to logging and mining

You might have more in common with Donald Trump than the GOP when it comes to protecting national forests.

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SCIENCE

Important research confirms ocean acidification hurts corals

By making the water over part of a reef less acidic, researchers were able to measure how much faster coral can grow without CO2 pollution.
NEWS

Electric vehicles could be as cheap as gas-guzzlers soon

A study predicts that falling battery prices could have a big effect on the car market in a few short years.
CITIES

Humans evolve to grow hideous mustaches to filter China’s air pollution in new ad

Sometimes, a baby with a mustache is just what the environmental movement needs.
NEWS

Sanders is destroying Clinton in coal country, despite backing climate action

Clinton won West Virginia in a landslide in 2008. Now, she can't catch a break.
GRAYED EXPECTATIONS

Bet you didn’t know your washing machine could do this

Why use water once when you can use it twice? Advice maven Umbra Fisk helps a reader in California spin through the details of putting laundry water to work in the garden.
FOOD

New grocery store in Denmark sells only castoff foods

It’s a novel idea to cut down on food waste — and it saves buyers money too.
NEWS

James Inhofe blames Flint water crisis on Obama’s climate agenda

Let's be clear: The president's "global warming agenda" is not what went wrong in Flint.
CITIES

Georgia to transform an unassuming stretch of interstate into a greener highway

The "world's first sustainable highway" could be coming to Georgia.
CLIMATE & ENERGY

WTO swats down India’s massive solar initiative

The U.S. filed a complaint against India for requiring use of domestically produced panels, and the WTO took America's side.
NEWS

The NSA spied on top-secret climate negotiations between world leaders

Leaked memo on NSA spying gives us a glimpse of a climate conference that's normally behind closed doors.
LIVING

Consumerism plays a huge role in climate change

A new study shows that the stuff we consume -- from food to knick-knacks -- is responsible for up to 60 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions.
CLIMATE & ENERGY

No jail time for British activists who blocked runway to protest climate pollution

Climate protesters are increasingly using the argument that civil disobedience is needed to fight the scourge of climate change.
CLIMATE & ENERGY

What determines whether people accept climate science? Politics, politics, politics

A new meta-analysis of years of studies finds that political beliefs are the best predictor of climate-change beliefs.
LIVING

A group of bicycling women are defying norms in the Middle East

For Palestinian women, the path to women's rights may involve taking the velocipedic approach.
CLIMATE & ENERGY

Watching coal plants crumble to a Tchaikovsky score is insanely satisfying

Coal plants like you've never seen them before—exploding to a soundtrack of classical music.
BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY

“Passive” wifi could pave the way for connected devices that run on nothing

Rather than batteries or power chords, passive devices use ambient wifi signals to power themselves and communicate with other devices.
LIVING

China’s biggest film ever is about humans destroying the environment … and mermaids

Stephen Chow's "The Mermaid" features an evil billionaire who wants to kill everything in the ocean.
CLIMATE & ENERGY

China to shut down 1,000 coal mines this year

With deeper cuts to follow.
CLIMATE & ENERGY

The $250 billion health benefit of fighting climate change

Strict vehicle and power plant emissions policies could have near-term health benefits that translate into billions of dollars.
SCIENCE

Urban soil emits a surprising amount of CO2

In some cases, up to 72 percent as much CO2 as fossil fuels burned within a city.
SCIENCE

Climate change is already causing dramatic flooding in the coastal U.S.

Sea level is rising faster than ever before -- and it's already responsible for three-quarters of coastal floods in the U.S.
CLIMATE & ENERGY

Rubio turns energy policy over to oilman donor, doesn’t even blush

Larry Nichols, who got rich by fracking and has donated to Rubio's campaign, will now lead the candidate's energy steering committee.
BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY

Chinese waste-to-energy plant will be a mile in circumference

The world's largest trash-burning plant will feature solar panels and a pedestrian path.
CLIMATE & ENERGY

Arabian Gulf could become hell on Earth if we don’t lower emissions

It was the hottest of times, it was the … hottest of times. In this tale of two futures — one where we cut emissions and one where we proceed with business as usual — parts of …
CITIES

Does this smog make me look fat? Study links air pollution and obesity

Now residents of smog-choked cities may have one more thing to worry about.
POLITICS

Congress’ tax breaks for clean energy will go a long way

Wind and solar tax credits could reduce greenhouse gas emissions by as much as 1.4 billion metric tons by 2030.
CLIMATE & ENERGY

China is kicking America’s butt on wind energy

China just scored another remarkable clean power win.
CLIMATE & ENERGY

Solar is so hot right now. Check out the latest numbers

Solar beat out natural gas for the first time in history with a record-breaking year.
CLIMATE & ENERGY

Watch Al Gore explain why he’s optimistic about climate change

The former vice president says we are solving this crisis.
LIVING

John Oliver explains what’s going on with abortion legislation

This new segment from John Oliver explains why Texas abortion clinic regulations are actually really, really bad for women's health.
CITIES

Should California give subsidies to people buying bicycles?

California bike people want to change the state's clean-vehicle rebate rules so their preferred rides can get a share of the public cash.
CLIMATE & ENERGY

While the planet broke heat records, we broke driving records

Americans collectively drove a record-breaking 3,150,000,000,000 miles last year.
BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY

Investors flock to food and agriculture technology

Yes, they're funding a lot of food-delivery services, but they're also pushing to solve real problems in agriculture and food distribution.
BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY

EPA comes up with novel way for VW to atone for emissions cheating

The U.S. government is asking Volkswagen to make electric cars in Tennessee and build charging stations across the U.S., a German paper reports.
SKETCHY ETCH

Is my tattoo full of toxic chemicals?

Tattoos are great, right? Except for the part where you might be injecting your flesh with carcinogens and heavy metals. Get the skinny from advice maven Umbra Fisk.

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