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Why Jon Stewart is excited about Mitch McConnell’s win
With renewable energy facing grim prospects in a GOP-controlled Congress, The Daily Show's hot silver fox has one weird trick to make it alright.
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This tool-lending library brings the sharing economy out of the city and onto the farm
Instead of shelling out big bucks for specialized machinery, food producers in Maine can now join a lending library of farm tools.
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We pay inmates $3 a day to fight California wildfires
The program is sold as a way to teach criminals the virtue of hard work. But who are the real criminals here?
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Join Grist for a night of comedy with Mike Birbiglia, Todd Barry, Eugene Mirman, and more in NYC
Come yuk it up with Eugene Mirman, Mike Birbiglia, Todd Barry, Maeve Higgins, and Brooks Wheelan at The Bell House on Nov. 16.
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Farm life without modern tech looks beautiful and backbreaking
A stunning video shows just how beautiful the Ethiopian landscape is -- and just how demanding the farm work is.
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The 10 things you need to know from the new IPCC climate report
This is -- finally and for real -- the last installment of the report. Here's what it says in a nutshell.
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After Irene, Vermont shows us what climate resilience looks like
Hurricane Irene pummeled rural communities in Vermont. Their response can teach us a lot about community.
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The New Yorker food issue, ranked by kale factor
To assess this particular Moment in Food, there is no better gauge than counting the number of times a writer mentions kale.
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Black lawmakers push back against coal utilities’ new trick
Utilities are using black lawmakers to drive up prices on clean energy -- and the long-term health of low-income communities of color hangs in the balance.
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How can we get power to the poor without frying the planet?
Nearly 1.3 billion people lack access to electricity, but bringing them up to a western level of consumption of fossil fuels will fry the planet. What's the ethical path forward?
