Originally published at Grist. Later this year, someone stopping to fuel up in North Vancouver will be the first customer to see the controversial warning labels. They’ll be wrapped around the gas pump handles. The exact wording isn’t settled yet, but here’s the gist of it: Every time you pump gas, you’re contributing to air pollution and… Continue reading Could climate-change warnings on gasoline pumps actually work?
Category: Environment
How FEMA’s Toxic Katrina Trailers Made it to an Oil Boomtown
As soon as Nick Shapiro turned into the parking lot of the Tumbleweed Inn in Alexander, N.D., he recognized the trailers. They were off-white, boxy, almost cartoonish, and unadorned with any of the frills — racing stripes, awnings, window treatments — that a manufacturer would typically add to set a trailer apart on a display lot.… Continue reading How FEMA’s Toxic Katrina Trailers Made it to an Oil Boomtown
I Test-Drive a Futuristic Mini-Car
Originally published at Grist. I hate cars for a multitude of reasons, both logical (I’m afraid of getting hit by one) and illogical (cars are just so boring). But it’s a complicated way to be, hating things. Whenever I decide to just go ahead and full-on loathe, I find myself making exceptions. For example, I… Continue reading I Test-Drive a Futuristic Mini-Car