Articles by Grist staff

Osama bin Warming

Climate change could lead to terrorism, security experts warn Irony alert: as President Bush dwells on terrorism while barely acknowledging climate change, it turns out that climate change may lead to terrorism. The consequences of global warming could aggravate the already-ridiculous divide between the haves and have-nots, put 30 million people at risk of famine […]

Soup-er news for greens

In a recent NYT op-ed/obit for the inventor of ramen noodles (R.I.P. Momofuku), Lawrence Downes wrote, “Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime. Give him ramen noodles, and you don’t have to teach him anything.” If that sentiment makes you chuckle … and then salivate, I’ve got good news: In […]

Plus, Only Teams With Animal Names Can Play

Super Bowl gets greener, offsets emissions for first time Until this year, we loved the Super Bowl for precisely three reasons: beer, commercials, and ass-slapping. But we’re adding a fourth reason this year, as the NFL will be planting native trees and buying renewable-energy certificates to offset greenhouse-gas emissions from the game. Yes — guilt-free […]

On Your Marks, Get Set, Tesco

Big-box British retail chains are going green Watch out, Wal-Mart! Last week, British mega-retailers Tesco and Marks & Spencer both announced forward-thinking sustainability plans. Tesco even plans to begin labeling all products on its shelves with information about the amount of carbon generated during their production and transport. As Brits face the “Is it OK […]