Articles by Grist staff

Fuel Me Twice

Bush, Big Auto agree that ethanol is the way of the future … again Detroit’s Big Three automakers cruised to the White House yesterday to plead their case for improving biofuels access and to remind the president that they’re not so keen on that whole “improving fuel economy” idea. Bush played along by plugging a […]

Yellowstone grizzlies to be delisted, Harry Potter goes greener, and more

Read the articles mentioned at the end of the podcast: The Goracle Hogwarts and All You’ll Be Fine, Yogi You Mean Bombing Doesn’t Help? Not In My Back Yardarm Everything’s Up To Date in Kansas City Power & Light Read the articles mentioned at the end of the podcast: A Van With a Plan Whiz […]

Mary Anne Hitt, director of Appalachian Voices, answers questions

Mary Anne Hitt. What’s your job title? I’m the executive director of Appalachian Voices. What does your organization do? We bring people together to solve the big environmental problems facing the central and southern Appalachian Mountains — mountaintop-removal coal mining, air pollution, and the loss of our native forests. What are you working on at […]

I’m Hot, Sticky Sweet

Vermont’s maple-syrup industry braces for climate change Will warmer winters stop the flow of Vermont maple syrup? That’s the question of the day in the Green Mountain State, where folks worry that climate change will make the $200 million industry — which provides 32 percent of U.S. syrup output — dry up. “I’ve always been, […]