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To keep building materials out of landfills, cities are embracing...
The vision Contractors at the Salvaged Materials Market ignored the stack of misshapen supplies, but Carmelo saw the makings of his masterpiece in that pile. The sculptor spent an hour scrounging to...
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Good health depends on a stable climate. This fellowship teaches health...
The vision “Medicine is a practice. And it’s not hard for people who were trained as clinicians to see that there’s another practice that they can learn, which is community organizing.” Pedja...
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From fiction to reality: Could people ever embrace a ban on flying?
The vision “You used to go to India every year, Ammamma?” Reyna asks me, eyes wide. “Every year. We were very lucky.” “Do you think you’ll ever go back?” “With the flight restrictions, it’s almost...
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From fiction to reality: How resilience hubs could help people weather...
The vision Support: this recipe is really good by the way. you should share it with the center, i’m sure they’re always looking for new vegetarian meals with locally grown produce. Huaxin: the what...
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Climate connections: Four stories of relationships forged through climate action
The spotlight When Kristy Drutman attended the U.N. climate negotiations in Poland in 2018, she was struck by how impersonal everything felt. As a climate storyteller, educator, and social media...
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The growing popularity of degrowth
The vision It’s a five-minute bike ride to the train station. On brisk mornings like this, I wear gloves and pack a warm coffee for the commute. My work buddy Lucy gets on two stops down, always with...
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How this organizer is fighting the liquefied natural gas industry where she...
The vision “Our community, we want to envision an alternative economy that doesn’t exploit the region, that doesn’t use our people as cheap labor, that doesn’t pollute the environment, that doesn’t...
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Apple waste, spider silk, enhanced cotton: How bio-based textiles could...
The spotlight If you’ve read any climate-related news in the past several years, you’re probably familiar with the scourge of microplastics. These tiny bits of plastic end up clogging oceans. They...
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A journey into home electrification
The spotlight When Grist writer Tik Root set out on a journey to decarbonize his home, he didn’t intend at first to document the effort. As a journalist covering climate, he’s had years of experience...
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As climate change threatens cultural treasures, museums get creative to...
The spotlight There are more museums in the U.S. than there are Starbucks and McDonald’s combined. Within walking distance of the Grist office in downtown Seattle, there’s a pinball museum, an NFT...
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Jane Goodall’s legacy of empathy, curiosity, and courage
The vision Every single one of you has that indomitable spirit. But so many people don’t let it out. They don’t realize the power they have to influence and change the world. And so I’m saying to you,...
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Climate solutions, by the hundred
The spotlight Hey there, Looking Forward fam. We are celebrating a milestone: Today marks the 100th issue of this here old newsletter. Over the past two-plus years, we’ve covered a huge range of...
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A wave of climate-conscious startups are brewing ‘beanless coffee’
The spotlight It’s no secret that climate change poses a threat to our agricultural systems. Hotter temperatures and shifting rainfall patterns, as well as extreme weather events, are already placing...
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Hackers already infiltrate EV chargers. It could only get worse.
This story was co-published with WIRED. With his electric Kia EV6 running low on power, Sky Malcolm pulled into a bank of fast-chargers near Terre Haute, Indiana, to plug in. As his car powered up, he...
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The overlooked climate consequences of AI
This story was published in partnership with The Markup, a nonprofit, investigative newsroom that challenges technology to serve the public good. Sign up for its newsletters here. “Something’s fishy,”...
View ArticleEV sales hit record. So why do some experts predict a slowdown?
This story was co-published with WIRED. Electric vehicle sales in the United States set a record this past quarter and are on track to break the 1 million mark in 2023, which would be an unprecedented...
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Your next barbecue could feature an electric grill
This story was originally published by Canary Media and is republished with permission. Mark Begansky loves his electric grill. This isn’t your indoor, panini-press-style electric grill; this is an...
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Why e-bike companies are embracing recycling while fighting repair
E-bikes have been in the news recently for a reason nobody wants: Their batteries are sparking dangerous fires. One conflagration burned down homes and businesses in the Bronx in New York City in...
View ArticleGulf Coast carbon capture gets $1 billion boost from Biden administration
The Biden administration announced its biggest effort yet last week to scrub carbon dioxide out of the air, with more than $1 billion going to two facilities on the Gulf Coast that will use “direct...
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In a historic about-face, Apple publicly supports right-to-repair bill
After years spent fighting independent repair, Apple appears to be throwing in the towel. On Tuesday, the most valuable company in the world delivered a letter to California Senator Susan Eggman...
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