Articles by Grist staff

A Flighty Wind

Wind Power Sparks Controversy Across Western Europe In Western European countries, where thousands of wind farms are sprouting up across the landscape, fierce bickering has broken out over the benefits and drawbacks of wind energy. In the U.K. and Germany, activists and rural residents are waging a ferocious battle against what the Germans call “Verspargelung […]

Mitt Wit

Mass. Gov. Questions Climate Change and Launches Plan to Fight It When a draft of Massachusetts’ new plan to fight global warming was released, enviros were heartened that a Republican governor was acknowledging the seriousness of the problem. When the final plan was released, however, Gov. Mitt Romney attached a letter to it in which […]

Flotsam I Am

Ocean Riddled with Microscopic Plastic Particles Microscopic bits of plastic are ubiquitous in the world’s oceans, everywhere from the depths to the shorelines, reports a new study in the journal Science. It’s impossible to trace the exact source of the particles, but they are thought to be the result of plastic packaging, bags, and pieces […]

Apathy Not Endangered

Bush Rule Change on Salmon Not Likely to Affect Election Last week, when the Bush administration announced that it would count hatchery salmon along with wild salmon when determining what species to list as endangered — a move widely expected to lead to the de-listing of several species — Northwest politicians expressed outrage. Pundits fumed. […]