Articles by Ben Adler
Ben Adler covers environmental policy and politics for Grist, with a focus on climate change, energy, and cities. When he isn't contemplating the world's end, he also writes about architecture and media. You can follow him on Twitter.
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Is recycling as awful as the New York Times claims? Not remotely
Here are the five most misleading arguments in John Tierney's slam on recycling.
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Obama squanders opportunity to clean up smog and fight climate change
The EPA just tightened its rule on ozone pollution, but not nearly enough.
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The Democratic debates should put a big focus on climate change — here’s why
Activists are pushing to make climate a major topic in the Democratic primary debates, and that's a great idea for a number of reasons.
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China’s climate action plan is pushing Brazil and other big developing countries to step up
Brazil is now the first major developing country to pledge absolute reductions in emissions -- and for that, you can thank China.
