Articles by Grist staff

Factory farms get off easy on air pollution

What do the National Chicken Council, the National Turkey Federation, United Egg Producers, and Tyson Foods have in common? Crying fowl. Photo: USDA. Well, first there’s the obvious fowl connection. Then there’s the foul connection: Their facilities, known as “concentrated animal feeding operations” (CAFOs), have growing air-pollution problems thanks to the mountains of gas-emitting excrement […]

Ear Today, Ear Tomorrow

European Union Ends Ban on Genetically Modified Food The European Union today approved the import of a genetically modified, insect-resistant strain of sweet corn, thereby ending its six-year ban on new biotech foods. For now the corn can only be imported, not grown in Europe, but an application for its cultivation is pending — one […]

A Better Business Climate

Survey Finds Increasing Corporate Attention to Climate Change Climate change seems to be climbing the corporate agenda. An annual survey called the Carbon Disclosure Project — sponsored by a group of more than 90 institutional investors that collectively control some $10 trillion in assets — received nearly three times more responses this year than last […]

Loan Rangers

Activist Efforts to Pressure Corporations Find Some Success Speaking of corporations, it seems they may be more amenable to reforming their ways than governments — and with that in mind, activist groups are seeking eco-friendly commitments from companies. One group that’s had notable success is the Rainforest Action Network: In January, the group persuaded Citibank, […]