Articles by Grist staff

Till There Was You

Researchers hope new crops, methods will help farmers fight climate effects Agricultural researchers are joining the legions who are working to help the world respond to climate change. A coalition called the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (which goes by the just-shy-of-delicious acronym CGIAR) is launching an initiative today that will pour money into […]

There’ll Always Be an England … in Brazil

Vast new rainforest reserve unveiled in Brazilian Amazon The Brazilian Amazon will soon be home to the world’s largest tropical-rainforest reserve, in news that’s making conservationists beam — and making us feel better about all those pints of Ben & Jerry’s Rainforest Crunch we ate to help the cause. The vast tract — which, at […]

A Grist special series on biofuels

What is ethanol, and how's it different from biodiesel, and where does fry grease come in? Are there cars that can run on biofuels, and who's making them, and where can they fuel up? Who sells it, who makes money off it, and why's it such a political darl

Ski slopes under threat from global warming, and more

To listen to the most recent podcast, go here. Read the articles mentioned at the end of the podcast: There’ll Always Be an England … in Brazil Letting the Cataclysm Out of the Bag More Poles to Worry About Piscean Match Kick It into Underdrive Read the articles mentioned at the end of the podcast: […]