Articles by Grist staff

Just Joshin’

Electric-car driver was not an eco-terrorist, FBI admits The FBI will issue a rare “letter of regret” and pay environmentalist Josh Connole $100,000 after mistakenly arresting him for domestic terrorism. Agents followed Connole for several days in 2003, after arson-vandalism attacks at four Southern California car dealerships in which gas-guzzlers were spray-painted with phrases like […]

Don’t Just Lie There

Oil industry execs caught fibbing; may lose tax break; still filthy rich Last week, while testifying at a Senate hearing, oil industry executives were asked point blank: “Did your company or any representatives of your companies participate in Vice President Cheney’s energy task force in 2001?” The answers? Three No’s, an “I don’t know,” and […]

Breaking the Sound Barrier

Bush admin takes unexpected step to save Washington state’s orcas Yesterday, the National Marine Fisheries Service surprised conservationists, cetacean lovers, and most other sentient beings, really, by declaring the orcas of Washington state’s Puget Sound endangered. The move mandates a recovery plan and critical-habitat designations, and comes after years of debate over just how much […]

The Turin of the Screw

Italy Winter Olympics to be carbon-neutral, but enviros aren’t mollified All right, who’s ready for a “winning the green medal” joke? Us too! Organizers say the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Turin, Italy, will have no net impact on global climate disruption, thanks to energy efficiency, clean-energy tech, and tree planting to offset carbon dioxide […]