Articles by Grist staff

The Lease You Can Do

Most Oil and Gas Leases on Public Land Are Not Productive Almost 75 percent of the 40 million acres of public land leased for oil and gas development in the U.S. are not producing any oil or gas, but the Bush administration is nonetheless pushing relentlessly to open more land for leasing. Peter Morton, a […]

Red Hot and Green

Renewable Energy and Green Technology Hot The renewable-energy market is entering a new era, growing independently of fluctuations in fossil-fuel energy prices. While every story on renewable energy still must include this unfortunate disclaimer — renewable energy provides only a small percentage of the energy consumed in the U.S. (an estimated 6.7 percent this year) […]

Get behind a critical climate change bill

I’m changing the climate — ask me how!

Reuse, Reduce, Recycle

C’mon, the three R’s are good for you!