Articles by Grist staff

I Shot the Sheriff (but I Did Not Pollute the Groundwater)

Leadless Bullets Are All the Rage There are several bad things about bullets. First on the list: When they enter the human body at a high velocity, they have deleterious health consequences. Somewhere down on the list is that they typically contain lead, and while one bullet won’t stunt your kid’s mental growth (unless she’s […]

Andrew Light, an enviro-academic, answers questions

Andrew Light. What work do you do? I’m a philosopher specializing mostly in environmental ethics and am currently Assistant Professor of Environmental Philosophy and director of the graduate program in Environmental Conservation Education at New York University in Manhattan. How does it relate to the environment? Let me give you some background on the field […]

Busting Their Assets

Analysts Warn Automakers of Coming Climate-Change Risks If one thing catches the attention of a large corporation — actually, strike the “if” — it is the risk of declining profits. So it may be that U.S. automakers will have to take global warming seriously after all. A recent report from financial analysts at the investment […]

Let My People Cool

Global Warming Disproportionately Affects African-Americans, Says Report According to a new study, the adverse effects of global warming in the U.S. fall disproportionately on black communities. Commissioned by the policy arm of the Congressional Black Caucus and conducted by research firm Redefining Progress, the study claims that blacks are more likely to live in areas […]