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Featured Friend: Samara B.

Each month, we showcase one of our beloved Friends with Benefits — folks who have donated to support our work. Want to take your relationship with Grist to the next […]

Jennifer Mac Donald Uncategorized

It’s hard to sea, but the globe is still warming

Did you hear that global warming has slowed down or even stopped? Sorry to burst your bubble, but the extra heat is just sleeping with the fishes. For now.

John Upton Climate & Energy

Ice going, humanity: Arctic melting at alarming rates

There's less and less ice covering the Arctic every year, and the ice that's left is getting thinner. This is a very bad sign.

Phil Plait Climate & Energy

Would Mount Everest’s first conquerors recognize it anymore?

This week marks the 60th anniversary of the first ascent of Everest by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay. But thanks to climate change, these aren't the same peaks.

John Upton Climate & Energy

Coal is the enemy of the human race, video edition

A short animated video explains exactly why coal has got to go.

David Roberts Climate & Energy

A Big Win for Clean Air in Pennsylvania – and Nationwide!

Coal pollution contains all sorts of nasty, dangerous things, but one of the worst pollutants is sulfur dioxide. Just five minutes of exposure to sulfur dioxide can lead to respiratory […]

Mary Anne Hitt Uncategorized

Strengthening the food chain: Farmers and workers unite, find power in numbers

The Farm Labor Reality Tour showed how a system that pits farmers and workers against each other can also unite them to work for common goals.

Siena Chrisman Food

Secretary Jewell: Keep Our Coal in the Ground

Protesters called on Interior Secretary Sally Jewell to “Keep Our Coal in the Ground” as the Department of Interior held a lease sale for 21.3 million tons of coal at […]

Joe Smyth Uncategorized

Where greenhouse gases come from, in one graph

Check out this cool graphic that shows where climate pollution comes from, by source and sector.