Articles by Grist staff

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 […]

Supply Chain of Fools

U.S. opposes international plan to curb illegal logging, memo reveals The U.S. is working to undermine a British-led effort to curb illegal logging in threatened rainforests, according to a leaked U.S. State Department memo. Indonesian leaders recently declared that they don’t have the capacity to control the criminal gangs that are plundering the nation’s tropical […]

Bummer

Senate votes in favor of drilling in Arctic Refuge Oil companies are closing in on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. In a crushing blow to those who have long fought to preserve the unspoiled Alaskan wildland, the Senate this afternoon voted 51-49 against an amendment by Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) that would have stripped from […]

The Death of Something Other Than Environmentalism

Monarch butterfly populations see sharp decline this season Cold, wet weather in the U.S., illegal deforestation in Mexico, and strong herbicides used on genetically altered crops in the U.S. and Canada are, warn scientists, threatening the survival of the monarch butterfly. Researchers say the number of monarchs that made it to their forested, hilly wintering […]