Articles by Grist staff

Plop, Plop, Biz, Biz

Dairy farmer earns bucks from herd’s manure Alert readers will note that we never pass up a chance to talk about cow poop. But cow poop that generates power? Pinch us! Minnesota dairy farmer Dennis Haubenschild uses an anaerobic digester to convert the methane-generating dookie of his 900-cow herd into electricity for a local utility, […]

We Know Kids Can Be Pests, But This Is Ridiculous

Home insecticides may double risk for acute childhood leukemia French medical researchers have discovered yet another reason to practice nontoxic pest control around the home: It may reduce your kids’ risk of acute leukemia. The team’s study, published today in the journal Occupational and Environmental Medicine, found that children in homes where mothers reported using […]

Dude, Where’s My Crop?

USDA failing to keep track of gene-mod crop experiments The U.S. Department of Agriculture has failed to adequately monitor thousands of acres of experimental biotechnology crops, according to, um, itself. A two-year internal investigation yielded a report released quietly — that is to say, buried — in the days before Christmas. In it, the department’s […]

Readers talk back about hookers, condoms, and biofuels

  Re: OK, We’ll Just Drill Over Here Instead Dear Editor: I thought your statement that Cheney and the energy task force treat ecosystems like a “two-bit hooker” was inappropriate, unseemly, slanderous, and entirely out of line. I’m sure those guys treat their hookers much better than that. Laura K. Oakland, Calif.   Re: Buenos […]