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  • Berate and Barrel

    Open-barrel trash burning becoming a hot issue for states Not interested in paying the $1- or $2-per-bag fee for trash disposal? Just throw it all in a barrel in your backyard and burn it. That’s what thousands of upstate New Yorkers — and millions of rural Americans — do, and it’s making some environmental activists […]

    Grist staff Food

  • You Are Now Free to Emit About the Country

    U.K. plans to offset CO2 emissions from officials’ airline flights As part of its sustainable-development strategy announced today, the U.K. is unveiling an innovative program to offset the carbon-dioxide emissions generated by the air travel of its ministers and civil servants. Starting next month in at least three government departments, each time an official flies […]

    Grist staff Cities

  • Everybody’s a Critic

    New voices join chorus pushing Bush to act on climate change At this point it’s getting hard to keep track, but a couple more notable folks have joined the ranks of those calling on the Bush administration, either implicitly or explicitly, to act on global warming. Perhaps most unexpected is James Baker, former secretary of […]

    Grist staff Politics

  • Steve Lippman, green investment expert, answers questions

    Steve Lippman. What work do you do? I’m the senior analyst on the Social Research and Advocacy team at Trillium Asset Management, a Boston-based investment management company dedicated solely to socially responsible investing. The biggest part of my job is actively engaging with companies we hold to encourage them to improve their social and environmental […]

    Grist staff Culture