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Turning Over a New Leaf

Worried about deforestation, greenhouse gas emissions, and global climate change? Relax. A scientist at Columbia University has come up with a solution: synthetic trees. Klaus Lackner says his fake tree […]

Stone Cold Killer

The massive storm that dumped feet of snow on the Northeast over the weekend was lovely to look at, fun to play in — and bad news for some river […]

No Kidding

Combating environmental hazards has helped improve children’s health, according to a new report by the White House and the U.S. EPA. The report, which is scheduled to be released shortly, […]

And other words from readers

  Re: Hydra-gen Dear Editor: If you truly would like to see a hydrogen-based economy in your lifetime, then you should embrace President Bush’s plan like your favorite teddy bear. […]

Brent Fenty, Oregon Natural Desert Association

Brent Fenty is the wildlands coordinator for the Oregon Natural Desert Association, an organization that has worked for over a decade to protect, defend, and restore Oregon’s native deserts. Monday, […]

Lewis This Is Clark, Clark This Is Lewis

Say goodbye to the bar scene. Rip up those personal ads. If you live in California and are looking for a sweetheart this Valentine’s Day, look no further than — […]

Above the Bar

Great Britain may soon use DNA bar codes to make it easy to spot genetically modified (GM) foods. The technology, developed by the National Institute of Agricultural Botany in Cambridge, […]

Terror Alert Level: Green

New York City is on high terrorist alert. The entire nation is on tenterhooks. And at California State University at Fresno, security was heavy — for an academic environmental conference. […]

President’s Day Sail

In honor of Presidents’ Day (uh, that’s celebrating presidents past, not present), Grist will not be publishing on Monday. Have a great long weekend; we’ll be back Tuesday.

Nuts!

For the first time, scientists believe they have found an instance of climate change causing a species to alter its genetic makeup — not just its behavior. To date, species […]