Articles by Grist staff

If It Weren’t for Those Meddling Kids

Legislators around the globe demand climate-change action This week, Canada’s House of Commons voted 161 to 113 to force the Conservative government to stick to its Kyoto Protocol greenhouse-gas emissions targets and punish over-polluting industries. Since taking power in 2006, the Conservatives have continually claimed that Kyoto targets would be simply impossible to reach, dahling, […]

Ben & Jerry’s names ice cream in honor of Colbert

Vermonty ice-cream makers Ben & Jerry’s announced yesterday their newest flavor, "Stephen Colbert’s Americone Dream." The vanilla ice cream with fudge-covered waffle cone pieces and caramel is like "the sweet taste of liberty in your mouth," reps said at the unveiling. In honor of the new flavor, the Ben & Jerry’s website has a truth-themed […]

Gore launches massive effort to combat climate change

Breaking news: Al Gore (along with Pharrell Williams, Cameron Diaz, and others) today officially launched Save Our Selves (SOS) – The Campaign for a Climate in Crisis. (Watch the live news conference here.) The campaign begins with concerts on seven continents — including one broadcast from Antarctica (not sure how that will work or how, […]

Get Out of Jail Fee

Dutch company pays nearly $200 million to help resolve Ivory Coast mess Six months after toxic sludge was pumped from a ship and dumped in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, leading to 10 deaths and thousands of poisonings, the company responsible will pay the country nearly $200 million. Oops, did we say responsible? Trafigura, the Dutch-based company […]