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  • Another One Writes the Bust

    Court rules against Bush administration’s fish-protection plan The Great Judicial Smackdown of 2007 continued this week, with a federal appeals court ruling that the Bush administration’s plan for “protecting” fish on the Northwest’s Columbia and Snake rivers violates the Endangered Species Act. The feds had claimed that the rivers’ hydroelectric dams could be made safe […]

    Grist staff Politics

  • A good time was had by … me

    Just got back in town today. Not quite ready to jump back in the grind, so I’ll procrastinate a bit by talking about my vacation. We woke up Saturday morning(ish) to discover that quite literally across the street from the friend’s place where we were staying (on the east side of Fort Green Park) there […]

    David Roberts Food

  • An overview of environmental careers experiencing growth

    “April is the cruelest month,” T. S. Eliot wrote. Ha! What did he know? For environmental-job seekers in a host of fields, this April could almost be certified “cruelty free.” In no particular order, here’s a quick overview of green career areas experiencing growth right now: Wind Power and Solar Energy A 2007 report from […]

    Kevin Doyle Technology

  • SF baseball stadium goes solar

    Baseball season has started, and the Seattle Mariners are 2 and 1, which means the weather is still fair for this fan. If I lean a bit from my desk, I can see the M’s Safeco Field out of Grist’s downtown-office window. I cannot wait until some large building is named after Tampax. Or Ex-Lax. […]

    Sarah K. Burkhalter Culture

  • Meghan Meyers, founder of green-wedding mag Portovert, answers questions

    Meghan Meyers. What work do you do? What’s your job title? I’m the founder and CEO of Portovert Magazine. How does it relate to the environment? Portovert is the first and only eco-savvy wedding magazine. We share inspirational tips and ideas on ways to have a stylish and sustainable event. You’ll find a mix of […]

    Grist staff Culture

  • Calamitous climate projections from U.N. panel, and more

    Read the articles mentioned at the end of the podcast: We Hear Mars Is Nice This Time of Year Grinding to a Halt Drown and Out X Marks the Pot How Do You Like Them, Apple? Read the articles mentioned at the end of the podcast: Rogers and Me The Warm on Terror Good Grooming […]

    Grist staff Uncategorized

  • In Second Life

    How did Grist miss this one last week, as reported by National Geographic News?

    Tokyo, Amsterdam, and the entire Mediterranean island of Ibiza were inundated with floodwaters today due to rising sea levels brought on by global warming.

    Oh:

    Chris Schults Culture

  • Gore to open Tribeca film fest

    This just in: The Goracle will open the Tribeca Film Festival on April 25, playing host for the global-warming-themed SOS Short Films Program. The program features seven short films and music performances by groups set to appear at the Live Earth concerts on 7/7/07.

    Kate Sheppard Culture

  • Umbra on water conservation

    Dear Umbra, Your general drift has been to get us to focus on the big stuff instead of the little paper-or-plastic issues. So what’s the big picture of household water use and overuse? I have a clothes washer and a dishwasher, I wash dishes in the sink, I take showers and flush every time I […]

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  • The latest attempt to make learning about the environment fun is … not fun

    Starbucks and Global Green USA have teamed up to put together a new online game called Planet Green. The objective: Travel around a small town called Evergreen (Get it? Ever ... green ... ha!) looking for ways to save on CO2 emissions.

    The game reminds me of something that might be produced to teach small children about the dangers of sexual predators or crossing the street in heavy traffic. Well-intentioned, yes. A whole lotta fun? Heck to the no.

    Yolanda Crous Culture