Saturday, July 2, 2016

Grist Environmental

an oral history of An Inconvenient Truth

Recent Posts

SOMETIMES SHRINKAGE IS A GOOD THING

Ozone hole not so holey anymore

The ozone layer is on the mend, according to new research.
NEWS

Harry Potter implicated in first driverless car death

A Tesla sedan got into a fatal accident while in autopilot mode -- and it looks like the driver was watching a DVD at the time.
THE SPURN OF THE SCREW

Now there’s one less way for Big Coal to screw over Americans

The Obama administration has closed a loophole that let coal companies cheat taxpayers out of royalties.
IPOP POPS

The group that was supposed to make palm oil sustainable just disappeared

Environmentalists pushed companies to sign up for the Indonesia Palm Oil Pledge — but now it’s gone.
HAVE AN ICE LIFE

Over half of Antarctica’s badass Adélie penguins could get wiped out by climate change

This isn’t the first time we’re hearing of threats to the tuxedo-clad birds -- but there might be some good news for their future.
COME SMELL OR HIGH WATER

Hey oceans: We need to talk about your odor problem

The smell of the seas is changing, and fossil fuels are to blame.
FATHER KNOWS UNREST

Al Gore’s daughter arrested at climate protest

Karenna Gore joined Tim deChristopher and other activists in civil disobedience to protest a pipeline for fracked natural gas.
LET IT BURN

Smokey was wrong. You can’t prevent wildfires, and you shouldn’t try.

Time to accept that Southern California wildfires are a simple fact of life.
SOAK ME, SOAK ME

Is it safe to use a soaker hose in my veggie garden?

Advice maven Umbra Fisk uncoils some advice for a gardener who thinks her recycled-rubber hose looks a bit seedy.

More Posts

THE COAL SHEBANG

Oakland says no thanks to coal exports

The city council unanimously voted to stymie a proposal to ship out 10 million tons of a coal a year.
LIVING

There’s now a Tinder for National Parks

Would you swipe right on the Grand Canyon? I don't know, I hear he’s kind of a dick.
CLIMATE CHANGE

See how the Sierra Club’s leader is trolling Republicans

The green group’s executive director has offered to fill one of those empty time-slots at the GOP convention.
THAT'S A LOTTA CLAMS

The ocean is full of treasure — if you know where to look

NOAA scientists value the ocean’s climate-saving benefits — among others — at billions of dollars.
THIS BITES

Congress fails to pass Zika bill, and that’s an ominous sign of things to come

In a climate-changed world, we need a government that can respond effectively to emergencies, but we don’t have one.
NEWS

North America pledges to deliver 50 percent zero-carbon energy in less than a decade

The three nations will announce ambitious climate plans this week.
CONAN THE VEGETARIAN

Arnold Schwarzenegger is here to terminate your hamburger addiction

Schwarzenegger and James Cameron team up to curb meat eating.
PRETTY FUELISH

Americans are buying more gas guzzlers. Americans have short memories.

Oil prices fluctuate, remember?
WALKING THE PLANK

Sanders and Clinton teams fight over climate language in Democratic platform

Bernie Sanders wants tougher climate and energy provisions, but Hillary Clinton’s appointees have blocked them.

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