Green Products

App-ily ever after

Grist’s guide to green iPhone apps 4
Posted 4 months, 3 weeks ago
Now that you have the speedy new iPhone 3GS in hand, it's time to test the eco-brains of that smartphone. Try out some of these iPhone apps that can do everything from count carbon emissions to plant trees to advise on what sushi NOT to eat.
Ask Umbra’s video advice on grilling 2
Posted 5 months ago
Contain Your Excitement

Ask Umbra on moving boxes 2
Posted 5 months ago
When it comes time to pack your priceless treasures for the big move, are liquor-store castoffs your only option? Umbra flaps her gums.
Heavy on the Ice, Light on the Cream

A review of six non-dairy ice creams 30
Posted 5 months ago
Can soy, rice, and coconut concoctions live up to dairy-based frozen desserts? A Grist-commissioned tasting panel finds out.
Big Blue's electric green dreams

IBM places big bet on lithium-air batteries 3
Posted 5 months ago
IBM has been recycling and repurposing a panoply of technologies to create a portfolio of environmental services -- everything from a traffic congestion pricing system in Stockholm to a smart water and electricity grid for Malta. Now Big Blue has its eye set on achieving a big leap forward in battery technology.
Ask Umbra’s video advice on sunscreen 2
Posted 5 months ago
Sparkling Wit

Ask Umbra on rinse aids 7
Posted 5 months, 2 weeks ago
Your dishwasher requires a rinse aid -- but what the heck is in that thing, and is there an eco-alternative? Umbra offers a cascade of advice.
Best Served Cold

A tasting of seven organic ice cream flavors 15
Posted 5 months, 2 weeks ago
Summer's here, and that means it's time for ice cream! OK, it's always time for ice cream, who are we kidding. In today's column, Tom Philpott makes the enormous sacrifice of taste-testing several organic varieties -- in our next installment, we'll take a look at non-dairy brands.
Lazy Eye

Can a lazy environmentalist really change the world? 6
Posted 5 months, 2 weeks ago
Lazy Environmentalist Josh Dorfman is dedicated to cutting out the typical green-minded guilt-trip crap and helping people find eco-solutions that not only fit their lifestyles but improve them.
Generation Next

Former PepsiCo exec to take helm at Seventh Generation 3
Posted 5 months, 3 weeks ago
Seventh Generation's Jeffrey Hollender has decided to step down from his role as CEO of the natural-products company, leaving Chuck Maniscalco, a former executive at PepsiCo, to take his place. What do the incoming and outgoing CEOs have to say about maintaining the company's commitment to sustainability?
Come Fry With Me

A sizzling test of seven eco-sunscreen brands 3
Posted 6 months ago
You know you need protection from the sun's rays, and you don't want a product that will harm you or the planet. So what should you slather on? Grist staffers expose their flesh to help you figure it out.
Ask Umbra’s video advice on shaving 4
Posted 6 months ago
Hello, Mr. Chips

Ask Umbra on chippers 3
Posted 6 months ago
When it comes to chipping yard waste, what are the alternatives? Umbra digs up a few ideas.
Also, Can We Come Over?

Have a happy (and green) Memorial Day weekend 2
Posted 6 months, 1 week ago
Whether you're grilling, gardening, or sinking your teeth into a big, juicy watermelon, we've got some choice advice.
The grist list

From Doug to Diaz 1
Posted 6 months, 1 week ago
Brad's bro gets into the green game, and Cameron comes clean about her habits.
Potty Humor

Which natural toilet-bowl cleaner wins with a flush? 10
Posted 6 months, 2 weeks ago
Are eco-brand toilet-bowl cleaners really worth a shit?
Talkin' Bout Cogeneration

Two homeowners, one monster, and a cutting-edge power source 6
Posted 6 months, 2 weeks ago
There's a monster in the basement, but Peter and Edith are going to slay it. They're replacing their outdated furnace with a state-of-the-art micro-cogeneration system -- one of the first used in a residential setting.
Papa, Can you PR Me?

World’s first eco-article about “world’s first” eco-items 3
Posted 6 months, 3 weeks ago
Did you know there's now an eco-friendly car wash? Eco-friendly wedding album? Eco-friendly nose-hair groomer? OK, we made up that last one, but we wouldn't be surprised if it's out there. We imagine what happens when "world's firsts" collide.
Oy Convey

Ask Umbra on escalators 1
Posted 6 months, 3 weeks ago
Moved by a column about elevators, a letter-writer wonders about the eco-perils of escalators -- and Umbra rises to the challenge.
Fact Finding Missions

Ask Umbra on comparing green products 5
Posted 6 months, 3 weeks ago
A woman suggests that her friend should green his business -- he agrees, but puts her in charge of researching the next steps. Where to turn? Umbra advises.