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Grist (originally Grist Magazine; also referred to as Grist.org) is an award-winning non-profit online magazine that publishes environmental news and views with a fresh twist - informing, inspiring, and linking the next generation of green activists. Grist reports serious news spiked with a sense of humor, making its reporting and commentary irreverent, incisive, intelligent, and entertaining. Launched in April 1999, Grist is headquartered in Seattle, Washington. Called "The Daily Show" of the environment by Newsweek and others, Grist has been cited in major media including the New ... More » (Source: Wikipedia)
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Sequester guts wildfire prevention, sets up bigger blazes
The sequester took a 7.5 percent bite out of the Forest Service’s budget, nearly half of which is spent fighting wildfires.via Grist -
Poverty moves to the suburbs
Susie Cagle writes and draws news for Grist. She also writes and draws tweets for Twitter. Here’s a chart showing the increase in suburban vs. urban poverty in the last few ...via Grist -
Could hairy buildings be the future of green architecture?
Belatchew Belatchew Jess Zimmerman is the editor of Grist List. This looks like Cousin Itt’s house, but it’s actually a proposal from Swedish architecture firm Belatchew, ...via Grist -
Support for climate action is the new normal in U.S.
Most Americans support efforts to boost green energy and combat global warming, though exuberance for climate action numbed a little over winter.via Grist -
American meat labeling laws bolstered; Canadians indignant
You're about to get a whole lot of information about where your meat came from. Which displeases the Canadians, who say Americans discriminate against their livestock.via Grist -
Idiots try to eat dinner on iceberg, get blown out to sea
Four American tourists were rescued after trying to have a picnic on an iceberg.via Grist -
Disappearing glaciers: Now you see them, now you don’t
Glaciers worldwide aren't aging well. Watch some of the most famous ones fade before your eyes in this fascinating (and scary) interactive feature.via Grist -
Spared by climate change: The 10 best cities to ride out hot times
Here are the places we’ll all be running to as the rest of the world goes to hell.via Grist -
Zen and the art of bridge maintenance
When it comes to U.S. transportation infrastructure, we'd rather build new roads than deal with the old ones -- or the bigger questions about how we get around.via Grist -
Fracking accident leaks benzene into Colorado stream
Benzene levels soared in a Colorado creek after a natural gas facility spilled hundreds of barrels of natural gas liquid. So why haven't those responsible been fined?via Grist



