Articles by Grist staff

Ghostwriter in the Machine

More language in proposed mercury regs found to echo industry memos Language in the Bush administration’s proposed mercury regulations has been found to almost precisely mirror passages in memos written by a law firm representing coal-fired power plants. No, we’re not rerunning a story from months ago — it’s happened again. For those of you […]

And You Thought the Food Was Bad

Water on many airplanes is contaminated Happy National Clean Hands Week! While more than 90 percent of folks say they wash their hands after using the bathroom, researchers have discovered that many of them are, well, lying. So wash those hands, people. Except, uh, don’t wash them on airplanes. A new U.S. EPA study just […]

Ocean’s 212

Government ocean commission calls for sweeping reforms The U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy, concluding two and a half years of studying oceans, coastal areas, and the Great Lakes, delivered its final report to the political types in Congress and the White House yesterday, where it will be waved around for a day or two and […]

Gridding Our Loins

New energy sources await a smarter energy grid Newsweek has a dandy package of stories on the future of energy. Aside from an interview with ExxonMobil CEO Lee Raymond, in which he says, more or less, “screw everything else, oil is the thing,” the stories present a relatively hopeful picture. There are bits on getting […]