Articles by Grist staff

Lung Out to Dry

Thousands of Manhattanites suffer post-9/11 respiratory problems With all due respect to the Free-Floating Anxiety and War Fever afflicting many in the post-9/11 world (prescription: less talk radio), at least 15,000 people have actual medical complaints related to the attack. Many victims afflicted with “World Trade Center cough” assumed it would pass once the dust […]

A new breeding program aims to revive the gray nurse shark

Ahoy once again, me faithful readers! 'Tis been too long since our last voyage, and some interesting goings-on have passed me harbor in the meantime. First, I share some grave news for me fellow pirates -- that happens to be good news for me fellow greens: Greenpeace has been a'pirate huntin' off West Africa! I'd suggest they walk the plank for that, had I not seen this bit here: "Pirate fishing is a global threat to the oceans and those who depend on them." Well, I do reckon I'm in that second camp, and thus I raise my rum noggin to their efforts. And while I've got that rum noggin raised, let me also make mention of these poor buckos, who are trying to count every last fish in the sea for the sake of science. Godspeed with that project, I say. Godspeed.

And speaking of counting fish, I share with ye this story about dwindling gray nurse shark (pictured above, copyright Richard Ling) numbers in Australia and what scientists are doing about it: They're using artificial wombs.

What a Tangled Webby We Weave

Grist nominated for Webby Award — go vote for us! You know how people say, “It’s an honor just to be nominated”? Yeah, well, eff that! We wanna win! So please drop by the Webby Awards site, register (yeah, we know it’s a pain), and vote for Grist in the magazine category. These kinds of […]

Governor, May I Take One Baby Step?

Schwarzenegger calls for slow and steady climate action In line with his recent climate-action plan to reduce the state’s greenhouse-gas emissions 25 percent by 2020, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) called yesterday for power plants, refineries, and factories to begin … reporting their emissions. Ah, well: baby steps. In a speech, Schwarzenegger advocated a “sensible […]