Articles by Grist staff

Hungry for Justice

Police arrest peaceful Indian anti-dam activist for hunger striking Demonstrations against dams in India’s Narmada Valley yesterday brought the heavy hand of police, who roughed up protestors and arrested India’s most famous environmentalist eight days into a hunger strike on charges of — get this — attempting suicide. Medha Patkar’s fast started when officials began […]

A Cure for What Whales Ya

Five major food firms dump shares in whaling operator The Gorton’s fisherman is going cold turkey on whale meat. Five major food companies, including Japanese seafood giant Nissui — the owner of Gorton’s — announced that they are ending support for Japanese whaling by dumping their one-third share in Kyodo Senpaku, the largest operator of […]

Up the Arsenic

Chicken with arsenic a daily part of American diet You may be getting a significant dose of poison with your Chick’n Stix. Arsenic is a U.S. government-sanctioned supplement to chicken feed — it’s used to kill parasites and promote growth — despite being a known carcinogen and being implicated in other illnesses. Although the average […]

Mad About Peru

Take a photo journey to the far reaches of Peru Have we mentioned we’re giving away a trip to Peru? We are! Check it out. But first check out a gorgeous collection of Peruvian photos by Gary Braasch, a globe-trotting, conservation-minded photog. Today he takes us to the Amazon, the Andes, Machu Picchu, and other […]