Articles by Grist staff

The Police reunion tour to benefit WaterAid

After reuniting onstage Sunday at the Grammy Awards, The Police have announced a world tour that will begin May 28 in Vancouver and continue across North America, Europe, South America, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand. The band has confirmed the first 14 dates, including two performances at Madison Square Garden and a headlining show at […]

Q&A with Grist donor and electric-bike winner Tommaso Boggia

Remember back in 2006 when we asked you to help support our solutions-based coverage for the new year? And we promised to hand out cool prizes like a spiffy electric Schwinn? Well, y'all followed through! And so did we.

Who's the lucky soon-to-be coolest biker on the block? A college student named Tommaso Boggia who made a donation using the birthday and Christmas money his grandmother had given him. Nope, he wasn't cherry-picked -- his name was drawn out of a (very large) hat. Apparently, a little good karma goes a long way.

So in an effort to continue the karmic cycle, and -- dare we say it -- perhaps inspire you to cash in on some karma of your own, we asked Boggia to share his plans for the bike, his plans for the future, and his glowing opinion of Grist (we couldn't resist!).

Biz, Biz, Oh What a Relief It Is

M.B.A. students increasingly required to take courses in sustainability We can’t say finance, accounting, and marketing get our rocks off, but we’re jazzed about a growing trend: 54 percent of U.S. business schools require students to take a class in sustainability or corporate social responsibility, a jump of 20 percent since 2001. At MIT’s Sloan […]

See, We’ll Be Fine

Research shows carbon dioxide sinks deeper into oceans than estimated Researchers have long known that the world’s oceans absorb some of the excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. It’s a boon and a bane, helping to stem the tide of climate change while causing acidification that hurts Nemo and friends. But new research shows that […]