Articles by Grist staff

Might and Maine

Maine Pushes Ahead With Pair of Pioneering Green Laws Maine — known, we found out via Google just moments ago, as the Pine Tree State — is leading the state pack with a couple of eco-friendly laws. A bill approved this week by the state legislature will make Maine the first state to ban the […]

Extreme Prejudice

Bush Campaign Manager Accuses Kerry of “Environmental Extremism” Speaking before a crowd in Michigan, Marc Racicot, chair of President Bush’s reelection campaign, characterized Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry as “incredibly environmentally green” and an environmental extremist; it was unclear whether he saw any distinction between the two. Racicot criticized Kerry’s support for a plan to […]

Greenahertz

Chipmakers Phasing Out Lead Computer chip manufacturers are going greener. Intel and National Semiconductor announced separately yesterday that they will begin eliminating lead from most of their products. Intel will begin shipping lead-free embedded processors in the second quarter of 2004 and lead-free microprocessors in the third quarter; their lead-free memory chips are already on […]

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch …

Bush Shows Off Ranch to Conservation Groups President Bush today will give a tour of his Texas ranch to what the White House calls “wildlife conservation organizations,” including Ducks Unlimited, the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance, and, uh, the National Rifle Association. Bush’s policies of promoting oil and gas exploration and other development in the West have […]