Articles by Grist staff

Readers sound off on gas taxing, cow poop, and more

  A Real Beal Feel Re: Give It Away, Give It Away, Give It Away Now Dear Editor: Deron Beal here, founder guy of the Freecycle Network. I’ve read a whole lot of articles about us and have been interviewed for even more. The only other article that even got close to Ms. Nijhuis’ “hitting […]

Green All That You Can Green

Army Reverses Course on Environmental Cutbacks It’s enough to raise the cynic’s eyebrow: After the press uncovered and publicized an email memo ordering U.S. Army garrison commanders around the world to cut back on environmental programs at their bases to save money, the Army announced yesterday that — whaddya know? — it had found the […]

Stop, Look, Lisbon

Enviro Groups Kick Off Sustainable-Community Plans in Lisbon A coalition of enviro groups is planning an ambitious project to build small, sustainable communities in cities around the globe, starting in Lisbon, Portugal. The World Wildlife Fund and U.K. development group BioRegional hope the communities will demonstrate that sustainable development is possible with today’s resources. The […]

Winnebago-go-go

Green RVs Are Not an Oxymoron When you see a school-bus-sized RV trundling down the road, “eco-friendly” is not the first thought that comes to mind. Surely these beasts are guzzling gas and trailing pollution? Not necessarily so, says a small and growing group of enviros. Even without modifications, an RV dweller uses less energy […]