Articles by Grist staff

Cool books for hot sunny days

Well, folks, it's officially summer. I know this because it's finally -- gasp! -- sunny here in Seattle. So get out those flip-flops and the sunscreen, settle into that lawnchair or hammock, and hand me a margarita ... it's time for the summer reading list.

If You Can’t Beat ‘Em, Coin ‘Em

Sierra Club will focus more funds on state and local political races The Sierra Club plans to substantially boost the amount of money it spends on state and local races this year — a tacit acknowledgement that the current federal government is a lost cause. Whereas in past years the club put about 5 percent […]

Hey, Poacher, Leave Those Squids Alone

Pirates cause a social and environmental ruckus in Africa There’s lots of money involved in commercial fishing off African coastlines — a full trawler can bring in over $400,000. The high stakes, poor regulation, and lack of coast guards lure “pirates,” foreign anglers who bully locals and deplete area fish stocks illegally. Many unlicensed vessels […]

It’s Wicked, Wicked Real

Two new high-profile studies reaffirm global-warming science Last year, the National Academy of Sciences was commissioned by Congress to rigorously assess a notorious climate study that has become a flash point in the debate between global-warming denialists and the other 98 percent of us. The study contained a graph that’s come to be known as […]