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Americans United praises Congress for passing ACES 0
Posted 2 days, 6 hours ago
A new ad from Americans United for Change pats Congress onthe back for passing the Waxman-Markey climate and energy bill. Uh, er, could someone send them a Civics textbook? Only the House has acted; the Senate fight has barely begun.
Ask Umbra’s video advice on sunscreen 1
Posted 3 days, 18 hours ago
And they call the other Buffett a parrothead

Warren Buffett repeats GOP talking points on energy plan 1
Posted 1 week ago
Billionaire Warren Buffett keeps saying cap and trade will hurt consumers, especially the poor. Report after report concludes he's wrong.
Green jobs, green future: Van Jones takes your questions 0
Posted 1 week, 1 day ago
Obama’s environmental adviser talks coal and mountaintop mining 1
Posted 1 week, 1 day ago
If you could CEQ her now

Coal is here to stay, says Obama’s chief environmental adviser 2
Posted 1 week, 1 day ago
"Clearly coal is a part of our energy mix now and it's likely to be so in the future," says Nancy Sutley, chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality. In an exclusive interview, she also talks about economic stimulus, green jobs, and mountaintop-removal mining. Watch the video and read the highlights.
Warning: falling metaphors ahead

It’s no time for change, says ad from Gingrich’s group 3
Posted 1 week, 2 days ago
The people who brought you the “Drill Here, Drill Now, Pay Less” energy plan have launched a new TV ad opposing the Waxman-Markey climate and energy bill, or, as the new 30-second spot calls it, the “national energy tax.”
EPA chief on environmental justice, working for Obama, and more 0
Posted 1 week, 2 days ago
EPA chief on mountaintop mining, climate, and more 0
Posted 1 week, 2 days ago
Action Jackson

EPA chief Lisa Jackson on mountaintop removal, climate legislation, toxics, and more 3
Posted 1 week, 2 days ago
The EPA can't stop mountaintop-removal mining under current law, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson tells Grist. In an exclusive interview, she also talks about climate legislation, toxics, environmental justice, and what it's like to be part of Obama's "green Cabinet." Watch the video and read the highlights.
Al Gore offers support of .eco domain 2
Posted 1 week, 4 days ago
Candid Cameron

Cameron Diaz films eco-documentary, takes on role as planet’s publicist 1
Posted 2 weeks ago
Catch a sneak peek at Cameron Diaz's new film about the pollutants that plague neighborhoods across the country -- and the people who are willing to stand up and fight.
Blitz!

White House and enviros amp up efforts to pass climate bill in House 3
Posted 2 weeks ago
The House is gearing up to vote on the American Clean Energy and Security Act as soon as next week, and both the White House and environmental groups are planning a full-court press to get it passed.
The Grist List: From Beer Soap to Banana Skins

Beer Soap turns lager into lather, and more 1
Posted 2 weeks ago
Lager up with a bar of Beer Soap, guaranteed to do a better job of attracting the ladies than, uh, just the beer alone.
Ask Umbra’s video advice on showering 10
Posted 2 weeks, 4 days ago
Get real

New Repower America ad aims to rally support for climate bill 0
Posted 2 weeks, 4 days ago
The Alliance for Climate Protection on Monday rolled out a new TV ad calling for a shift away from oil and toward a clean-energy economy. The ad will be airing nationally on cable channels just as the House is preparing to vote on the Waxman-Markey climate and energy bill; a floor vote could come as soon as next week.
Chevron agrees to lobby with Sierra Club to end coal subsidies 0
Posted 2 weeks, 4 days ago
A video interview with model Amber Valletta 1
Posted 3 weeks, 3 days ago
The gang's stall here

Inhofe’s plan: Stall climate action until the next president 1
Posted 4 weeks, 1 day ago
Oklahoma Republican James Inhofe, the Senate's top global-warming denier, brags about his plans to thwart climate action.
The Cairo speech

Obama calls for cooperation on clean energy and green jobs in Mideast 0
Posted 4 weeks, 1 day ago
No one expected President Barack Obama’s speech in Cairo on Thursday to focus on climate change, and it didn’t. But in speaking of how the well-being of the United States and the Muslim world are linked, Obama argued that clean energy development can be a common goal.