Articles by Grist staff

Two’s Company, 300 Million’s a Crowd

U.S. population hits 300 million This morning at 7:46 eastern daylight time, the 300 millionth American was either born or crossed the border. Person 300 Million is here just in time for bitter pre-election immigration debates: 40 percent of the U.S. population growth rate is attributed to immigration, and immigrants make up the largest proportion […]

Lutsel Make a Deal

Canadian government, Natives agree to create massive national park The Canadian government and a tiny Native tribe have agreed to work together to create an 8.3 million acre national park in the Northwest Territories. Three decades ago, the Lutsel K’e Dene tribe turned down a similar proposal, fearing national-park designation would interfere with hunting rights […]

We Ain’t Got the Power

Electricity demand outpacing supply in North America Demand for electricity in the U.S. is increasing three times faster than power plants and lines are being built, says a new report from the North American Electric Reliability Council (NERC). U.S. energy demand is predicted to increase about 19 or 20 percent in the next decade; in […]

We Put the “Pro” in “Procrastinate”

Twiddling our thumbs on climate change could cost $20 trillion a year by 2100 Failure to fight global warming could cost $20 trillion a year by the end of the century, says a new study from Tufts University — and that doesn’t include costs of biodiversity loss or unpredictable events like the shutdown of the […]