Articles by Grist staff

Taking the LEED

Green Landscaping and Building Catches on in Cities Here at Grist, our unflagging good humor is bulletproof, but we imagine less-medicated enviros need the occasional boost. The place to get one, strangely enough, might just be in the crowded urban area nearest you. Property owners large and small are starting to think green. Urban landscape […]

Haiku, Haiku, to You and You and You

The $40,000 matching grant that’s fueling our Haiku Hullabaloo runs out at midnight tonight, and with it, our fundraiser. We know what you’re thinking: “Thank GAWD.” Believe us, we’re relieved too. You think it’s easy writing oodles of witty haiku-themed headlines? We don’t do it for our health. We do it because we rely on […]

Backstroke

Bush Administration Will Continue to Protect Wild Salmon Responding to a hurricane of criticism over its plans to count hatchery fish along with wild fish in determining which species to protect under the Endangered Species Act, the Bush administration is now pledging to safeguard wild salmon in the Pacific Northwest. It announced on Friday that […]

Growing Controversy

U.N. Food Agency Supports Biotech Crops The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization waded into the debate over genetically modified crops today, and anti-biotech activists are none too happy about the development. A new report from the FAO argues that biotech crops hold “great promise” for alleviating the suffering of the world’s poor, as they can […]