Articles by Grist staff

Charles Munn, a pioneer of South American ecotourism, answers questions

Charles Munn. What work do you do? I am chair of the board of Tropical Nature, a nonprofit conservation group specializing in conservation through ecotourism. What does your organization do? We run the world’s largest network of eco-lodges in tropical rainforest — in Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, and Brazil. We also consult for rainforest and tropical […]

Dirk in a Full Nelson

Debate over offshore drilling may hold up Kempthorne’s confirmation A Bush administration plan to open 2 million acres in the Gulf of Mexico to oil and gas drilling has created rifts in Congress and may hold up Dirk Kempthorne’s confirmation as interior secretary. The sentimentally named “Area 181,” south of Pensacola, Fla., is estimated to […]

A Tour for What Ails Ya

Charles Munn, a pioneer of S. American ecotourism, answers Grist‘s questions Charles Munn says that much rainforest ecotourism is a “buggy disappointment,” and not very “eco” to boot. As leader of Tropical Nature, a conservation group that specializes in truly green eco-trips with top-notch wildlife viewing, he’s raising the bar. The group’s network of lodges […]

I’m Wreckin’ It

Greenpeace investigation links European fast food to Amazon destruction Which came first, Chicken McNuggets or deforestation? A recent Greenpeace investigation has uncovered the depressing answer: the McDonald’s supply chain begins with felled rainforest. Much of the chicken gobbled at European Mickey D’s is supplied by a subsidiary of American agri-biz behemoth Cargill. For the last […]