Articles by Grist staff

Iceland of Make-Believe

Fascinating facts about a country you could win a trip to You know, ever since we got into the business of shilling Iceland in order to promote our sweepstakes, we’ve learned an awful lot of fascinating stuff. And now we’ve moved past shilling — we just want to share! Guess how many people in Iceland […]

Next: Clay Aiken Draws a Line In the Sands of Tuvalu

Hollywood celebs travel to Arctic to raise global-warming awareness Matt Petersen of Global Green spends his time pondering this weighty question: “[I]n an age and culture that’s celebrity-obsessed, how do you in a smart and savvy way use the celebrity to shine the light on the science, on the facts, and on the solution?” When […]

The Loan Changer

J.P. Morgan to green lending policies Today, New York banking giant J.P. Morgan Chase will issue new lending policies with an environmental bent. Although the company denies it was pressured into the shift, the bank’s pledge is similar to those made in recent months by other financial institutions like Citigroup and Bank of America that […]

Everything coal is new again

Congress seeks tax money to make defunct “clean coal” plant dirty again For aficionados of government pork, the energy bill that recently passed the House is the gift that keeps on giving. The latest gem uncovered is a provision that would offer $125 million in loan guarantees to a “clean coal” power plant in Alaska. […]