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This Halloween, cut flesh for the climate 2
Posted 3 weeks, 3 days ago Still stumped about how to decorate your place this Halloween? Use Grist's handy pumpkin-carving PDFs to make jack-o'-lanterns that will awe, amaze, and quite possibly confound your friends!
Make it pretty

What Bill McKibben learned from the gay rights march 2
Posted 1 month, 1 week ago If the mainstream media is going to largely ignore a mass demonstration on the national mall—such as Sunday’s National Equality March for gay rights—public demonstrations might as well be small, numerous, and spread all over, says 350.org founder Bill McKibben.
That smarts

MacArthur genius award winners include climate and ocean researchers 0
Posted 1 month, 4 weeks ago Some of the MacArthur Foundation “genius award” winners are doing work related to climate change. And they now they each have $500 grand, no strings attached.
It won’t stop burning, Doc

Burning Embers climate design contest has a winner [UPDATED] 3
Posted 2 months ago
Here's the winner of a contest to create better climate change art.
Meet power rock and his sidekick spurt

Coal coloring book teaches kids all about dirty energy 8
Posted 3 months ago
We found a terrible children's coloring book made by a coal-industry group. Let’s have a look!
Wherefore art thou?

Art in a changing climate 0
Posted 3 months, 2 weeks ago
A special series on climate change art featuring essays, audio slideshows, video, and more.
Mercy Mercy Me

Songs about climate change are not so hot 20
Posted 3 months, 2 weeks ago
We hereby present a list of recent eco-minded tunes, ranked from most to least cringeworthy. Don't say we didn't warn you.
Exhibit G

Slideshow: A tour of green-leaning museums 0
Posted 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Whether their specialty is Monet or municipal planning, museums across the country are helping visitors see the green light. Take our tour -- admission is free!
But Wait, There’s More!

Resources and links for the art-hungry 0
Posted 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Climate art isn't limited to one-off works -- it's gaining an institutional foothold too. See which groups are taking a broader look at climate through art, and learn where to find even more.
Winter Warmer

Slideshow: Preview the Royal Academy of Arts exhibit ‘Earth: Art of a Changing World’ 0
Posted 3 months, 2 weeks ago
More than 30 leading contemporary artists have contributed work on the theme of climate change for an upcoming exhibit at the Royal Academy of Arts in London. Here's a sneak peek.
All the world's a stage

Slideshow: Climate activism as performance art 0
Posted 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Someone wise in the PR biz once said "any publicity is good publicity," and climate activists certainly seem to take these words to heart. Here's a slideshow of their costumed creativity.
Coal hard facts

Audio slideshow: Chris Jordan on America’s coal consumption 0
Posted 3 months, 2 weeks ago
After learning about mountaintop removal mining in the Appalachian range, artist Chris Jordan decided to illustrate just how much coal we consume each day.
Oh, Here It Is!

Four years after my pleading essay, climate art is hot 12
Posted 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Four years ago, you'd have been hard-pressed to find a song, or a photo, or a play about climate change. All that's changed, as artists of every stripe confront our greatest global challenge.
Visionary position

Portrait of an artist as a climate activist 1
Posted 3 months, 2 weeks ago
They say seeing is believing, and when it comes to climate change, that's key -- which is why visual art is crucial to the cause. Meet some of the artists putting their climate vision on paper for all the world to see ... and believe.
It's crafty all right

Is this a green home? 21
Posted 3 months, 3 weeks ago
I’m thinking about reporting on this house as an example of sensible environmental design reproducible for the masses. Can anyone help me decide?
On pins and needles

Fiber Arctic show ties crafty art to climate change 1
Posted 5 months, 1 week ago
This Schmancy display of embroidery, quilting, felting, and otherwise fiber-fab interpretations of the Arctic's plight features sculpted icebergs, sequined whales, stranded polar bears, and one very sassy reindeer.
The Grist List: From Bikes to Books

Bikers seeking good ride get naked, and more 4
Posted 5 months, 1 week ago
The best part about World Naked Bike Day: No awkward spandex shorts. The worst part about World Naked Bike Day: No awkward spandex shorts.
You want me to paint you a picture?

Burning Embers design contest seeks new ways to illustrate climate change 0
Posted 5 months, 2 weeks ago
Now here’s a great idea: The student-driven non-for-profit Artist as Citizen has a design competition inviting student artists to find new ways to portray climate change trends, causes, and effects.
Not so bright

Why you shouldn’t recycle that bright-orange paper 6
Posted 5 months, 3 weeks ago
One of the thorniest questions I used to get as a recycling educator was why 'astrobright' papers weren't recyclable. You know this stuff: the super-dyed paper used by everyone from bands to Girl Scouts to make posters announcing their bake sales and death-metal guitar battles.
Where in the world is the junk wall?

Behind the scenes at Fortune Brainstorm Green 2009 10
Posted 6 months, 2 weeks ago
Who would have thought that a chair could be chique, ergonomic, and green all at the same time? Herman Miller did. One of Fortune's #1 Most Admired Furniture Company, Herman Miller has kept a strong focus on the environment from concept to distribution.