Articles by Grist staff

Bring in Da Illinois, Bring in Da Hunk

Obama speechifies for energy independence, chemical-plant security Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) is calling for a bipartisan effort to create a cabinet-level national director of energy security, who would coordinate federal policies to cut U.S. dependence on foreign oil. In a Tuesday speech to U.S. governors, Obama touted several policies to promote oil-free energy, among them […]

Fin and Dandy

Low-mercury fish label debuts in Northern California If you love fish but avoid it because you’re worried about high mercury content, you may be in luck — if you live in Northern California, that is. Pacific Seafood Group, a large fish wholesaler, has partnered with Holiday Quality Foods, a chain of 19 grocery stores in […]

City Slicker

New Yorkers sue Big Oil over decades-old underground contamination The words “oil spill” tend to summon images of remote coastlines and goo-covered wildlife. But one of the nastiest spills going is in Brooklyn, N.Y.’s Greenpoint neighborhood: a 17-million-gallon underground oil slick (bigger than the Exxon Valdez disaster) that has spread over an area as big […]

I Know You Are, Senator, But What Am I?

Pro-drilling Alaska rep aims to punish anti-drilling Washington senators In the august halls of government, an unwritten rule has been passed down over the years: If the other kids play mean, don’t invite them over. Alaska state Rep. Kurt Olson (R) has sponsored a resolution in the Alaska legislature to end a ferry service that […]