The Grist List is here. Sarah van Schagen and Katharine Wroth deliver five environmental stories that may have slipped under your radar.

1) We Think We’re in Love

Still getting used to the idea of hybrids? Prepare ye for the “trybrid,” a Brazilian import that runs on gas, ethanol, and/or electric power. We’d make a joke about the name of this teensy three-seater, hitting U.S. streets in 2007, but it’s so … Obvio!

A recent San Antonio Eyewitness news story reports that researchers at the University of North Texas are exploring the near death experience (NDE) and its unique perspective on consciouness, “whether it’s real, whether it’s in the mind, or whether it matters.” An extended report is also featured on video.

After nearly disappearing, the bison’s expanding its range from the heartland to the White House, where Charles and Camilla dined on buffalo medallions at a dinner in their honor last week.