Articles by Grist staff

Chew Magna Cum Laude

Village aims to be the greenest in England An English town with the wholly delightful name of Chew Magna is in the running for greenest village of them all. With a population of 1,100, it’s located in a wider community that’s committed itself to achieving zero waste, recycling everything from mobiles (cell phones) to spectacles […]

Quad Squad

Umbra on college Earth Day fests Earth Day is fast approaching (April 22, for those hopelessly out of the loop). That has a college student at a conservative school wondering how he can best get the green message out to his not-so-crunchy peers. Advice maven Umbra Fisk has a few ideas. If you have your […]

Resmothering the Satellites

Bush admin shows no love for environmental satellites In these troubled fiscal times, America has to make difficult budgetary choices. Of course the Bush tax cuts are off-limits. But what else could we do without? Here’s a thought: how about the network of environmental satellites that gather data on weather and climate? Those seem like […]

It’s Hard Out Here for a Chinook

Fishing ban considered for Klamath chinook along West Coast With chinook salmon runs in the Klamath River plummeting, federal regulators are considering an unprecedented ocean-fishing ban on chinook along 700 miles of coast, from northern Oregon to just south of Carmel, Calif. A combination of factors on the Klamath River, including warm, low-flowing water and […]