Articles by Grist staff

An Offer: They Can’t Dump E-Refuse

NYC considers tough e-waste bill One of the toughest electronic-waste bills in the U.S. was introduced in the New York City Council yesterday. It would require producers of electronic equipment like computers and televisions to collect and recycle those devices — that is, if they want to maintain selling rights within the city. City officials […]

The Left Knows What the Right’s Brands Are Doing

Green campaigners target corporations as way to effect change Environmental activists in the U.S., weary of battling with the largely unsympathetic Bush administration, have increasingly been targeting their efforts at other world power brokers — transnational corporations. Their success to date has been fueled by a sort of guerilla advertising — innocuously dubbed “market campaigns” […]

At Loggerheads

Mexico pressured to protect eco-activists after two murders last week International human-rights groups yesterday urged the Mexican government to take action to protect the lives of environmental activists who are carrying out anti-logging campaigns. The plea comes on the heels of an attack last week on longtime activist Albertano Penalosa, which resulted in the murders […]

Scratched Cat Fever

Tigers in dangerous decline in India The accelerating disappearance of endangered Bengal tigers from India’s 28 tiger reserves has Indian officials and charismatic-megafauna enthusiasts the world over in a tizzy. Poaching of the country’s national animal has increased in recent years, as body parts ranging from pelts to, um, members have become valuable commodities in […]