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We love plaudits
The Guardian has just put out a list of the top ten green websites. You’ll never guess who’s No. 1. The online magazine Grist proved the most popular with Guardian […]
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Only cyclists and walkers remain calm
At around 4:30am today, a powerful storm swept through New York City and surrounding areas, dumping nearly two inches of rain over Central Park in just one hour before spinning into "tornado-like" gusts in Brooklyn.
The downpour was over soon enough, but the sudden surge of water flooded our subway system, causing every major line to be shut down. Service on buses and trains into the city was either suspended or delayed, right in the midst of rush hour on a sweltering hot day.
By now, most people have either made it to work or given up trying, and at City Room, a blog in the NY Times regional section, many are weighing in about their morning commutes.
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In a devastating new magazine piece
Speaking of newsmagazine pieces with refreshingly strong points of view, don’t miss the always excellent Michael Grunwald’s cover story in the current issue of Time: "The Threatening Storm." It’s a […]
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Take Two
Step It Up sequel is coming this November — get ready to hit the streets Step It Up, the nation-spanning climate protest organized in April by renowned author Bill McKibben, […]
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Shop With the Grist Staff
Your purchases support us — not that we’d pressure you, or anything Ever wondered what the Grist staffers are like when we step away from the website-manufacturing machine? Now you […]
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Flo Nays
Federal judge halts Navy sonar exercises off California coast A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Navy to stop using mid-frequency active sonar in exercises off the Southern California coast […]
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YearlyKos: I’m ugly and boring
Hilarious. I was interviewed, briefly and randomly, by the Talking Points Memo guys, who were wandering around YearlyKos (and related parties) doing short video clips. Their video coverage is here. […]
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Bush to host climate summit in D.C., and more
Read the articles mentioned at the end of the podcast: Freight Fright Dream a Little Ream of Me Fencing Match We Could’ve Sworn Someone Was Already Working On That Prints: […]
