Articles by Grist staff

Jim Jeffords gets riled up about the environment in a Grist interview

Jim Jeffords. Photo: U.S. Senate. If an environmental action-hero figure is ever made of Jim Jeffords — and if the Independent Vermont senator is willing to be immortalized not only in plastic but also in drag — it will have to be called “Cassandra.” Like Cassandra, Jeffords has a gift for prophecy. Only four months […]

Golf War, Too

New Bioengineered Golf Grass Sparks Fears A new strain of grass bioengineered specifically for golf courses has enviros and even federal agencies nervous. The grass — a variation of creeping bentgrass, popular on fairways and putting greens because it grows sideways, creating a smooth surface — is bred to be resistant to Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide. […]

Green Ketchup

Teresa Heinz Kerry Critical of Bush Environmental Record Teresa Heinz Kerry slammed the Bush administration’s efforts to change clean-air and clean-water rules as “inexcusable and unforgivable” in a speech in Manhattan on Saturday. This may seem a predictable partisan jab coming from the wife of Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry, but there’s more to Heinz […]

Aguapocalypse

Mexico Faces Coming Water Crisis A dam planned for the Huentitan Canyon northeast of Guadalajara, Mexico, is becoming a flashpoint of political controversy and a grim illustration of the water problems spreading across the country. Guadalajara, like many Mexican cities, has grown sharply in population without adding any new water sources, and now faces periodic […]