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  • Old MacDonald Had a Conniption

    Proposed Bush budget cuts environment spending and ag subsidies Turns out tax cuts for the wealthy aren’t cheap. President Bush’s fiscal 2006 budget, sent to Congress today, would cut the U.S. EPA budget by about 6 percent and the National Park Service budget by nearly 3 percent, part of a broad range of cuts that […]

    Grist staff Politics

  • If Any Man Eat of This Bread, He Shall Live Pesticide-Free

    Church of England going green The Church of England has joined the battle against global warming. Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams will unveil his green vision for the church and begin discussion on the issue of climate change during a General Synod meeting scheduled for Feb. 17, the day after the Kyoto Protocol goes into […]

    Grist staff Culture

  • The God of Small Savings

    Ex-millionaire surrounded by trees, little else Former real-estate mogul Xing Yiqian is well-known on the Chinese island of Hainan for his dedicated conservation of the area’s dense rainforest. Called the “tree god” by locals, Xing spent his fortune — once valued at $24 million — paying individual landowners not to cut down their trees, financing […]

    Grist staff Uncategorized

  • Shocked, Shocked to Find Politicization in This Establishment

    EPA inspector general finds proposed mercury rule biased for industry Brace yourself — your entire worldview is about to be shaken. Turns out, in coming up with its new rules on power-plant mercury emissions, the U.S. EPA violated agency protocol and ignored scientific evidence in order to stay in line with a predetermined goal that […]

    Grist staff Technology