Articles by Grist staff

Outstripped

Demand for organics outpacing local supply With demand for organic food soaring in the U.S. and U.K., manufacturers of organic products are struggling to find adequate supplies of organic ingredients and are increasingly looking and buying abroad. While exporters like Australia welcome the trend, it creates a dilemma for many organic enthusiasts, who also tend […]

So Near, Yet Sonar

Deal lets Navy make limited use of sonar in exercises off Hawaii A temporary ban on Navy sonar use has been lifted, after the Navy agreed to take steps to protect whales in return for the dropping of a lawsuit by the Natural Resources Defense Council. The Navy is in the midst of the world’s […]

Cry of Newt and Woe of Frog

World’s amphibians in big trouble, experts warn The world’s amphibians could go extinct. All of them. Soon. So warned 50 amphibian experts from around the globe in the journal Science on Friday. Along with the same-old, same-old threats of habitat destruction, pollution, pesticides, UV radiation, and invasive species, amphibians are being wiped out by a […]

One Minute to Midnight

Bush plans nuke deal with Russia; G8 to spread nuclear power worldwide On the eve of next weekend’s meeting of the G8 — where developed nations will unveil an ironically named “global energy security” plan that would expand nuclear-power technology across the globe — the U.S. will announce a deal with Russia that would allow […]