Articles by Grist staff

Seas the Day

New reports from the U.K. say climate change is altering oceans Apparently British researchers didn’t get the memo about pretending climate change is no big deal. Two new ocean-related reports say the U.K. is getting hit hard, and predict scarier stuff to come. The government-convened Marine Climate Change Impacts Partnership points to surface temperature and […]

What Goes Around Dumbs Around

Bush administration considers unloading mercury on world market With stunning foresight, the U.S. Department of Energy is pondering a sale of more than 1,300 tons of mercury on the world market. Never mind that mercury sold overseas will, in all likelihood, just drift back to the U.S. as toxic air pollution. Never mind that, as […]

So That’s Why the Bay is Green

Billions of gallons of raw sewage flow into Great Lakes annually, report says The Great Lakes, subject of our favorite mnemonic device (HOMES), is being contaminated by homes — and other places where people poo. According to a report released today, 20 cities release billions of gallons of raw sewage into the lakes every year, […]

Show Us Your Titanium

Smog-eating mineral added to buildings and roads in Europe, Japan Why do buildings just stand there when they could make themselves useful? Some companies have a solution: coating buildings and roads in Europe and Japan with a “smog-eating” mineral, titanium dioxide, that cleans surfaces and nearby air. The coating can reduce some pollutants by 20 […]