Articles by Grist staff

Bodies, Asbestos, and Motion

Controversial bill to create asbestos trust fund moves ahead in Senate An epic drama is playing out in the U.S. Capitol over … asbestos. Seriously. A bill — which, after a 98 to 1 vote in the Senate yesterday, will now move to the floor for debate — would create a $140 billion industry-financed trust […]

You’ll Eat It, and You’ll Like It

WTO says E.U. illegally blocked genetically modified crops After years of striving to pry Europe open to biotech crops, Washington scored a crucial victory yesterday: A World Trade Organization panel found that the European Union had illegally blocked imports of genetically modified crops, and that several E.U. nations had no legal right to impose their […]

The Only Boy Who Could Ever Teach Me

Evangelical leaders launch new campaign to fight global warming Eighty-six evangelical Christian leaders have joined together to launch an “Evangelical Climate Initiative” and call for federal legislation to reduce carbon dioxide emissions via a cap-and-trade market system. This move comes after 22 evangelical leaders — including Bush-friendly political heavyweights James Dobson and Charles Colson — […]

As snowy peaks get warmer, ski industry tries to stave off extinction

With the Olympics starting this week, all eyes are on the slopes of Turin. But skiing and snowboarding could disappear from our collective culture in about 50 years, if global-warming forecasts ring true. In a lot of popular ski areas, there simply won’t be any snow. It’s all downhill from here. Photo: stock.xchng. It’s already […]