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![California fire inmate crewman sprays down a hotspot at the Rim Fire.]()
![California fire inmate crewman sprays down a hotspot at the Rim Fire.]()
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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![Eugene Mirman, Todd Barry, & Maeve Higgins.]()
![Eugene Mirman, Todd Barry, & Maeve Higgins.]()
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?
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No, sorry, but Peru is not organic-food heaven
Peru may have banned GMOs, but the success it has seen in feeding its people has a lot more to do with smart economic policies.
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Climate change makes us want to punch someone, says science
The National Bureau of Economic Research points out the connection between climate change and ... bar fights?
