Articles by Grist staff

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 […]

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 […]