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'BLUE PLANET' Sends Timely Message to Protect Oceans [VIDEO]
A new music video from Barcelona-based musician Sam Lardner spreads a timely message about the importance for all people to work together to save our oceans. With footage of the […]
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Just how much oil is still spurting into the Gulf?
“The immense undersea gusher of oil and gas, seen on live video feed, looks as big as it did last week, or bigger, before the company sliced through the pipe […]
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Obama needs to pay attention to a different kind of leak in the Gulf
There’s a lot of talk in the media about whether President Obama is sufficiently angry about the oil spill. Who cares? There are many more important questions, including: How effectively […]
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Cars and People Compete for Grain
At a time when excessive pressures on the earth’s land and water resources are of growing concern, there is a massive new demand emerging for cropland to produce fuel for […]
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Friday music blogging: The New Pornographers
What can one say about The New Pornographers that hasn’t been said? Nothing, really. They are Canadian. They are beloved by hipster nerds the world over. They are consistently good. […]
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Friday music blogging: Fang Island
Imagine you’re 15 years old. You and your best friend have just gotten stoned for the first time, you’re laying around his rec room. Your shoes are off, the sun […]
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Featured Friend: Diane Bailey
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 […]
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Friday music blogging: Band of Horses again
The most hotly anticipated album of the year, for me anyway, is officially dropping next week: Infinite Arms is the looong-awaited follow-up to Band of Horses’ 2007 Cease to Begin, […]
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Unheard Voices from the Gulf Coast
The Vietnamese community of greater New Orleans makes up roughly half of the fishing industry in the area. They help to supply more than one-third of the nation’s seafood. As […]
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What’s in the air along the Louisiana coast?
Working to clean up the Gulf oil spill Cross-posted from NRDC’s Simple Steps blog. Venice, La. – “You shoulda been out here last evening” said Carey, the shrimp boat captain […]
