Articles by Grist staff

Frist sides with right-wingers to stymie widely supported sea treaty

How’s this for a once-in-a-blue-moon scenario? Six major environmental groups endorse a sweeping international treaty strongly supported by the American Petroleum Institute and other industry groups. Do you sea what I sea? Photo: NOAA. On May 12, top dogs from the Natural Resources Defense Council, National Environmental Trust, Ocean Conservancy, and three other green organizations […]

Shake Dat Tongass

House Cuts Funding for Tongass Roads The U.S. House of Representatives last night passed a bipartisan measure that would — if approved by the Senate and not vetoed by President Bush — cut off federal funding for building logging roads in Alaska’s Tongass National Forest, the country’s largest intact swath of old-growth forest. Supporters of […]

When Shell Freezes Over

Head of Shell Oil Worried About Planet The chair of Shell, one of the world’s largest oil companies, says that global warming has him “really very worried for the planet.” In an interview with the Guardian newspaper, Ron Oxburgh was forthright about the dangers of climate change, unusually so for someone from an industry that […]

Unjust Deserts

U.N. Warns of Spreading Deserts As you celebrate World Day to Combat Desertification today, remember it’s not just another excuse to buy Hallmark cards and fancy gifts. (Holidays are so commodified these days!) This week, as the United Nations marks the 10th anniversary of the Convention to Combat Desertification, keep in mind that some one-third […]