Articles by Grist staff

A Low Blow

Congressional committee OKs amendment to kill Cape Wind project The Cape Wind project in Nantucket Sound may have blown its final … may have been blown … in a gust of … oh, never mind. We’re out of wind puns, and the proposed offshore wind farm is out of steam: If a recent, sneaky effort […]

Media Shower: Green is the new black

Taking a cue from Alex over at WorldChanging, I'd like to point out all the print pubs covering enviro issues.

Carat Top

Ringing in a new era of ethically and ecologically responsible jewelry Did you know 30 tons of waste rock can be generated in producing one gold ring? Us neither, but now we’re never getting married. Trying to keep a step ahead of consumers’ growing social and environmental consciousness, the jewelry industry is making some changes. […]

Aral Be There

Aral Sea coming back to life after decades of draining damage The dramatic diminution and pollution of Central Asia’s Aral Sea is one of the 20th century’s most stunning eco-disasters — but its restoration may become an eco-miracle of the 21st. Since the World Bank’s $85.8 million Kok-Aral Dam project began in 2001, the Aral […]