Articles by Grist staff

Come Back, J. Edgar Hoover, All Is Forgiven

FBI’s been monitoring green groups, using secret informants Ever get the creepy feeling somebody’s watching you? Well, it’s not the weed: The FBI has been spying on U.S. environmental, animal-liberation, and other activist groups — though the feds insist it’s the innocuous, totally legal kind of spying. Greenpeace and PETA, among others, have shown up […]

Strange Ted Fellow

Ted Stevens, thwarted on Arctic Refuge, threatens to take toys home When last we checked in with you, dear readers, Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) was threatening to attach a provision to a defense appropriations bill that would open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling. Well, not only did he do that, he also […]

All the News That’s Fit to Regret

The top five environmental stories of the past year As years go, 2005 … well, it could have been better. Amidst the war, torture, terrorism, and spying, environmental concerns did occasionally pop into public view. Alas, your bold switch to LED “holiday” lights didn’t get the widespread attention it deserved. Instead, the big green stories […]

Gerald Prolman, CEO of Organic Bouquet, answers questions

Gerald Prolman. What work do you do? I’m CEO of Organic Bouquet. How does it relate to the environment? Organic Bouquet is the world’s first online organic florist. All the flowers we sell are grown in a manner that is gentle on the earth and safe for the farmworkers, wildlife, and the environment. Non-organic flowers […]