The one sure way to convince a climate denier

Hint: It’s small, adorable, and looks a whole lot like them. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 4 years ago

The Ticket to Renewable Power Is Under Our Feet

What if fracking technology helps us discover our renewable energy dreams? | Continue reading


@grist.org | 4 years ago

5G networks could throw weather forecasting into chaos

Is it worth it to push our forecasting abilities back 40 years, just for faster cell service? | Continue reading


@grist.org | 4 years ago

Mushroom burial suit turns dead bodies into clean compost

Meet the Infinity Burial Suit. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 5 years ago

Lawns are the No. 1 irrigated ‘crop’ in America. They need to die

It’s time to culturally stigmatize the classic over-watered, over-fertilized, over-mowed American lawn. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 5 years ago

The push to tear down an Oakland freeway

Inside the push to tear down an Oakland freeway. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 5 years ago

Batteries are key to clean energy – and they just got much cheaper

Battery technology is ahead of schedule, opening the door for storing renewable energies. Soon, renewables might rival gas and oil in affordabilty. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 5 years ago

The 'Erin Brockovich town' is still toxic and nearly abandoned

More than 20 years after winning millions from PG&E, Hinkley, California, is fighting for clean water. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 5 years ago

Percent of Americans recently changed their minds on climate. What gives?

If you want to convince a climate skeptic, now could be a good time. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 5 years ago

This GIF shows how far the 100th Meridian has shifted since 1980

The migration aligns with what researchers tell us to expect from global warming. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 5 years ago

How did public land drilling rights become cheaper than a cup of coffee?

Hint: the problem predates the Trump administration

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@grist.org | 5 years ago

What Climate Change Will Do to the US, Region by Region

Yeah, we read each chapter of the report so you don’t have to. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 5 years ago

On Amazon’s Prime Day, the environment gets a raw deal

Your two-day shipping deal is releasing tons of carbon emissions. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 5 years ago

The science of self-care: How climate researchers are coping with the UN report

Climate scientists live in a world that’s still caught between where we are and where we need to be. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 5 years ago

Does nuclear power have a negative learning curve?

We’ve known for a while that the cost of new nuclear power plants in this country has been soaring. Before 2007, price estimates of $4,000 per kilowatt for new U.S. nukes were common, but by&… | Continue reading


@grist.org | 5 years ago

A trio of rapidly expanding wildfires are devastating the Golden State. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 5 years ago

Next-gen nuclear power is coming, if we want it

Scores of startups are aiming to solve the problems that plague nuclear power. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 5 years ago

With the world on the line, scientists outline the paths to survival

Hitting the 1.5-degrees C goal would require a radical rethink in almost every aspect of society. But not meeting the goal would upend life as we know it, too. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 5 years ago

Death by Fertilizer

It’s a crisis as big as the planet. Bezos, Gates, and friends are backing a fix. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 5 years ago

Personal Food Computers

Open-source farming could challenge Big Ag and take crop production to new heights. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 5 years ago

This Charges Everything: Seattle's latest foray into bikeshares

Behind the scenes of Seattle’s latest foray into bikeshares. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 5 years ago

As warming temperatures strengthen hurricanes, Caribbean states plead with Trump to rejoin the Paris climate deal. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 5 years ago

A groundbreaking study outlines what you can do about climate change. – Grist

Surprise! Individual actions do matter. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 5 years ago

Having kids makes people miserable, new study confirms (2015)

Life satisfaction plummets in the first years of parenthood, so just say no — for yourself and the planet. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 5 years ago

Bitcoin's energy use studied, you libertarian nerds look even worse than usual

Bitcoin is on track to consume 0.5 percent of the world’s electricity by end of the year. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 5 years ago

Bitcoin’s energy use studied, and you libertarian nerds look worse than usual

Bitcoin is on track to consume 0.5 percent of the world’s electricity by end of the year. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 5 years ago

Ticking Meatmares

Lone star ticks hunt in packs and spread an allergy to beef and pork. Thanks to climate change, they’re spreading. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 6 years ago

An especially dismal snowpack this past winter has raised tensions over water rights in the Southwest. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 6 years ago