Articles by Grist staff

Junk in the Trunk

American food-guzzling leads to more gas-guzzling Here’s more motivation to go on that diet: You’ll use less gasoline. Non-commercial U.S. vehicles are using at least 938 million more gallons of gasoline annually than they did in 1960 because drivers and passengers are considerably heavier and are dragging down fuel economy, says a University of Illinois […]

Help! We Need Somebody

Grist seeks volunteers for festive events in San Francisco You know how they say if you’re going to San Francisco, you should wear flowers in your hair? Well, Grist is getting the organic Gerbera daisies ready. We’re going to be in town from Nov. 10 – 12 for the Green Festival, and we’ll be holding […]

Pretty in Sink

Carbon trading market could help save rainforests Rainforests are worth far more intact, acting as carbon sinks, than if they’re cleared for farmland or pasture, the World Bank said yesterday, and therefore countries should be compensated for keeping trees standing. Enter: the global carbon market, where polluters must pay to offset excessive carbon dioxide emissions. […]

Here So Suin’?

Courts see “boomlet” of climate-change-related lawsuits Climate-change-related lawsuits are the new black. At least 16 cases are pending in federal and state courts in which plaintiffs seek to hold automakers, oil companies, and electric utilities liable for environmental devastation wrought by global warming. “To me, Katrina was a clear result of irresponsible behavior by the […]