Articles by Grist staff

Nothing New Under the Sea

After days of negotiations, U.N. fails to pass high-seas bottom-trawling ban In a roughy outcome for conservationists, the U.N. failed to adopt a high-seas bottom-trawling ban supported by countries including the U.S. and Australia. The controversial fishing method, currently used by 11 countries including ban-busters Iceland and Russia, involves dragging vast nets and coral-crunching rollers […]

Pratt’s Creatures

Community organizer Sam Pratt, featured in a new PBS documentary, InterActivates Sam Pratt spent six years fighting the polluting plans of the largest cement company in the world. His story, and that of fellow citizens of Hudson, N.Y., is featured in the soon-to-air PBS documentary Two Square Miles. As InterActivist this week, Pratt speaks out […]

Thank You, Sir, May I Have Another

As climate evidence solidifies, some U.S. energy companies request regulations This climate-change conspiracy is getting elaborate: now leaders of some of the largest energy companies in the U.S. are in on it. Faced with a mish-mash of state-level regulations, behemoths like Shell Oil and Duke Energy are pushing for a federal cap on greenhouse-gas emissions, […]

Activist Sam Pratt, featured in a PBS documentary, answers Grist’s questions

Sam Pratt. What work do you do? I advise citizens’ groups and campaigns on how to win against the odds, and I’m working on a manual of strategy and tactics for underdogs. When neighbors work closely together in a smart and structured way, there is no such thing as a “done deal” — no matter […]