Articles by Grist staff

Seeing Is Believing

Dramatic weather convinces many Westerners of global warming As the Western U.S. increasingly suffers from what many scientists believe are the effects of climate change — reduced snowpack, massive forest fires, alternating drought and torrential rain — more and more residents are accepting the reality of the phenomenon. “Do I believe in global warming? Absolutely,” […]

Imaginary Numbers

Bush’s new budget relies on imaginary Arctic Refuge revenue You’re the president, you’ve promised to cut the country’s enormous deficit in half by the end of your term, and you’re required to produce a budget showing how you’re going to do it. You’ve got a Congress that hasn’t consented to drilling in the Arctic National […]

Greenpeace shifts tactics as it looks ahead to four more years of Bush

At a time when environmental groups are facing questions about their own mortality and rethinking strategies for surviving Dubya‘s second term, Greenpeace USA — the environmental group best known for in-your-face, laws-be-damned direct action — is getting in touch with its inner Gandhi. Greenpeace rabble-rousing in days of yore. Greenpeace/John Cunningham. In the last few […]

African-Do

Congo Basin rainforest protected by treaty The world’s second-largest rainforest, spanning 10 countries in the Congo Basin of Africa and disappearing at a rate of some 3.7 million acres a year, is now a wee bit safer. This weekend, leaders of seven central African nations signed a treaty aimed at slowing the widespread illegal logging, […]