Articles by Grist staff

Lucky Stiff

Asian men turning to Viagra over traditional animal cures for impotence Far East penises are getting an assist from the pharmaceutical industry, and that’s good news for the seahorses, green sea turtles, and other critters that have been used for years to get a rise out of reticent Asian members. According to a new study […]

No Word on the Mansions

Governors abandon gas-guzzling SUVs as they ask others to use less fuel As post-hurricane gas prices in the U.S. hover around $3 a gallon, several governors have dumped their state-funded, gas-hogging SUVs for more energy-conscious vehicles. New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson (D) will be sidelining his Lincoln Navigator for a Ford Escape hybrid, and Florida […]

Beyond a Reasonable Drought

Massive Amazon drought may be linked to warm Atlantic waters With the Amazon rainforest suffering its worst drought in a half-century, Brazil has declared a state of emergency in the hardest-hit area. Some scientists speculate that warmer North Atlantic waters — the same factor driving the intense Atlantic hurricane season — are causing more air […]

No Justice, No Peas

Sustainably grown food still the province of the wealthy The sustainable-food movement has a class problem. While lower-income rural and inner-city residents eat over-processed, nutrient-light food — and grow obese and sick — bourgeois suburbanites feed a growing market for locally produced, sustainably grown food. This disparity is driven by structural factors: for one, development […]