Articles by Grist staff

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 […]

Hell Bent for Leather

Chinese villagers attack polluting leather factories and sewage plant Environmental protests are increasingly common in China, where environmental protection often takes a backseat to cronyism and profit-making. But a group of 200 Chinese villagers in the eastern province of Fujian, fed up with drinking polluted water, took things a step further. Armed with iron bars, […]

Machu, Machu Man

Enter Grist‘s sweepstakes to win a fantabulous South American eco-trip Grist‘s Great Peru Giveaway is testing our editorial chops by demanding repeated spellings of Machu Picchu. In terms of double-consonant dizziness, the legendary Peruvian site is right up there with “accommodations.” Oh hey, did we say accommodations? That reminds us, if you win our eco-trip […]

Oh No He Didn’t

Chrysler official takes public potshot at oil companies What’s more fun than a quiet, simmering feud between Big Auto and Big Oil? A public catfight! Chief Chrysler spokesflack Jason Vines minced no words on a company blog Monday: “Despite a documented history of … hoarding their bounty by avoiding technologies, policies, and legislation that would […]