Articles by Grist staff

Nice Package

UPS will test new hydraulic hybrid trucks If you thought the muscled deliveryfolk in tight brown shorts were hot, wait ’til you get a load of their trucks. UPS drivers in Detroit will be testing new hybrid delivery trucks developed by the U.S. EPA, which the agency claims will boost fuel efficiency up to 70 […]

Olive Twist

“Climate-change farmer” plants England’s first olive grove Britain’s first olive grove has been planted in Devon in southwestern England — made possible by global warming. Traditionally an iconic crop of Mediterranean regions, the olive may soon be able to flourish in more northerly climes, some specialists believe, thanks to rising temperatures. Olive entrepreneur Mark Diacono […]

Sudden Impact

Glacier expert warns that climate is warming abruptly A renowned glacier expert says the earth’s climate has passed a tipping point and entered a period of rapid warming that may threaten human civilization. Other than that, he’s a barrel of laughs. Lonnie Thompson, who has taken core samples from glaciers for 23 years, suggests that […]

At Least the Bugs Are Dead

Pesticide use increases risk of Parkinson’s disease, new study finds Exposure to pesticides can increase the risk of Parkinson’s disease, concludes a broad, long-term study. Researchers followed the health of 143,325 people since 1982 and found that those regularly exposed to pesticides had a 70 percent higher incidence of Parkinson’s. The research, published in the […]