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Grist.org Obama and world leaders put off a "legally binding" climate agreement at Copenhagen this December in favor a "politically binding" one. Is it the end of the world? David Roberts doesn't think so.
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The big news this weekend was that a coalition of world leaders made it official: there will be no full-fledged, legally binding agreement out of the Copenhagen climate talks. Instead there will be what's being called a politically binding agreement, pledging to work out a full agreement in 2010 --
Grist.org More comedic relief on Grist this week with Maria Bamford confessing her fears of being turned into processed food. Would you like "funny fries" with that?
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Comedian Maria Bamford talks to Grist about her fears of being turned into processed food! Fellow comic Patton Oswalt once called her the most delicious comic working today. Ok, that's not true. He never actually said that. ...
Grist.org Grist food writer & farmer Tom Philpott in Newsweek on how the government can help rebuild infrastructure for small farms.
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A small farmer on how the government can help rebuild the infrastructure he needs to survive.
Grist.org Seattleites: Don't forget to join us at long-time Grist reporter Amanda Little's book launch and reception at Elliott Bay this Thursday. Meet and greet with your fave hometown Grist writers and staffers, and mooch off our free snacks!
We'll talk books, booze, and enviro news
Location:Elliott Bay Book Company
Time:Thursday, 12 November 2009 19:00
Grist.org Grist's David Roberts asks the question: If the clean energy & climate bill fails, can the EPA's CO2 regulations still be blocked?
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It's widely assumed that if Congress fails to pass a clean energy bill, the EPA will step in with regulations on CO2 under the Clean Air Act. The Supreme Court ruled in 2007's Mass. v EPA that it must ...
Grist.org Climate justice is a civil rights issue, says Majora Carter. What ways do you think environmentalists can learn from the civil rights movement?
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Majora Carter, founder of Sustainable South Bronx, environmental justice advocate, and MacArthur "genius" grant recipient talks to Grist about how the climate justice movement is a continuation of the civil rights movement. ...
Grist.org Today Umbra addresses crap of the educational and evacuational varieties, along with even more greeny goodness. What better way to spend your Monday?
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Advice maven Umbra Fisk tackles low-flow toilets, climate-skeptic teachers, New Year's resolutions, and green choices for daily life.
Grist.org Hey, EPA, even if Grist's David Roberts doesn't agree with everything these EPA lawyers are saying, we still think trying to censor them is uncool.
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Laurie Williams and Allan Zabel are EPA attorneys who have taken up advocating against cap-and-trade on behalf of rebated carbon taxes, most recently in a Washington Post op-ed. They also posted a video to YouTube making many of the same arguments at somewhat greater length. ...
Grist.org How to talk to everyday Americans about climate change ... learn with cartoons!
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Getting Americans to wake up to the reality of climate change is no easy task. But experts at Columbia University believe a mix of psychology, anthropology, and behavioral economics can help, and they've written a guide with cartoons showing how.
Grist.org Watch actor & funnyman Aziz Ansari (NBC's Parks & Recreation) talk about the ideal carbon footprint size and other, ahem, important green issues.
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Aziz Ansari is funny. An actor and comedian, you may have seen Aziz on NBC's Parks and Recreation or MTV's Human Giant. If you haven't seen him, see him here when he talks with Grist about his involvement with the Kyoto Protocol and what he's doing to lessen his carbon foot and handprints.