Articles by Grist staff

Re-Pete Performance

Endangered Species Act coauthor wants to oust fellow Republican Pombo Former Rep. Pete McCloskey (R-Calif.), coauthor of the 1973 Endangered Species Act, is considering a 2006 primary-election run against the man who wants to kill it: Rep. Richard Pombo (R-Calif.). McCloskey, who served in the House from 1967 to 1983, has denounced Pombo’s proposed rewrite […]

Taking It All Offset

House GOPers want to cut enviro and other programs to pay for rebuilding Rebuilding the Gulf Coast after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita is expected to run the feds around $200 billion. A group of House Republicans called the Republican Study Committee has unveiled an “Operation Offset” plan with proposed budget cuts to pay for the […]

Ban on the Run

Chinese consider legalizing domestic trade in tiger parts China may soon drop its domestic trade ban on tigers and goods made from tiger parts, which has been in place since 1993. Though the change under consideration would only allow trade based on farm-bred, captive tigers, wildlife campaigners worry that it would push up demand and […]

Sacrificial Sham

Bush asks Americans to avoid unnecessary car trips and save energy President Bush yesterday called on Americans to drive less and conserve gas. “We can all pitch in,” he said. Of course, “all” is relative: Though the president directed federal agencies to reduce energy use, Republican congressional leaders were meeting even as he spoke to […]