Articles by Grist staff

Senate votes to open Arctic Refuge to drilling

Stickin’ it to the porcupine caribou in the Arctic Refuge. Photo: Ken Whitten, Wilderness Society. Oil companies are closing in on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. In a crushing blow to those who have fought for some 25 years to preserve the unspoiled Alaskan wildland, the Senate voted today to clear the way for oil […]

The Polar Distress

Grizzly bears encroaching on polar bear habitat Polar bears have been having a rough time of it lately, what with global warming melting their habitat and PCBs tainting their food sources. Now they’ve got a new problem to worry about: Grizzly bears have been spotted as far north as Canada’s Melville Island, 600 miles inside […]

They’ve Been Workin’ on the Railroad

Hybrid railcar goes into use in California With U.S. imports on the rise, ports are under growing scrutiny from air-quality regulators. Part of that concern focuses on the rail system that chugs goods out of ports and away to various Wal-Marts around the country. Yesterday, as part of its attempts to address such concerns, Union […]

Pitch Perfect

Vote on the best elevator pitch for environmentalism We asked you, dear readers, to give us a pithy summary of what environmentalism stands for — one that could be delivered during a short elevator ride — and you answered our call with more than 150 suggestions. We’ve culled those into a 10-pitch poll, and we […]