Articles by Grist staff

Ignoring climate change could clobber world economy, and more

Read the articles mentioned at the end of the podcast: A Stern Talking-to Slow Down, You Hoover Too Fast Junk in the Trunk Here So Suin’? Eco-friendly Fire Read the articles mentioned at the end of the podcast: Beyond the Whopper Ethanomics 101 Pom and Jerry Say It: Don’t Spray It Boo-ty Call You Down […]

The Texas Supply-chain Massacre

Federal agency says cost-cutting a factor in fatal BP refinery explosion Ooh, what a little belt-tightening can do: a new federal review says cost-cutting by BP contributed to the 2005 refinery explosion in Texas City, Texas, that killed 15 workers and injured 180 others. Carolyn Merritt, chair of the U.S. Chemical Safety Board, says the […]

Spite of the Living Dead

Interior Department official disparages endangered-species recommendations If Julie MacDonald had a farm (e-i-e-i-o), all the animals would die. At least six times since 2004, MacDonald — deputy assistant secretary of the Interior Department — has rejected staff recommendations to protect susceptible flora and fauna under the Endangered Species Act, documents show. The Interior Department’s inspector […]

Hauntingly Familiar

Groundbreaking climate report inspires predictable political responses World reaction to yesterday’s U.K. report linking climate change with possible economic ruin has been swift — and painfully predictable. While British Prime Minister Tony Blair and his likely successor Gordon Brown hailed the findings, Kyoto-resisters Australia and the U.S. offered more lukewarm responses. Australian Prime Minister John […]