Articles by Greg Hanscom
Greg Hanscom was a senior editor at Grist.
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Urban naturalist: Molly Steinwald challenges city kids to find the wilderness in a sidewalk crack
City kids are often taught that nature is “out there,” beyond the city limits, but this biologist/photographer/educator says “everyday nature” has the power to transform.
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The carbon tax, demystified
Taxes aren’t exactly popular, but the idea of using them to fight climate change is surprisingly resilient. Here’s a primer.
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What other cities can learn from Seattle’s troubled ‘deep green’ building program
Three years ago, Seattle challenged developers to build the next generation of uber green buildings -- but few answered the call. What can we learn?
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Elephants in the room: Urban poverty, climate change, and other problems we love to ignore
When times get tough, Americans seem incapable of having rational discussions about our most pressing issues. As a result, they’ve been erased from the political discourse. The implications are downright ugly.
