Articles by Grist staff

Ingrate Britain

European Industry Protests Plans to Cut CO2 Emissions European industry groups are protesting aggressive efforts to cut carbon-dioxide emissions. In the U.K., a draft national plan targets reductions of 20 percent by 2010, almost double what’s mandated by the 1997 Kyoto Protocol. The country’s electricity generators, which will be particularly hard-hit by the plan, claim […]

Unencumbered Lumber

Consumers Have Eco-Friendly Wood Choices The growing trend toward eco-friendly consumer products has reached the wood flooring industry. Eco-conscious consumers, builders, and architects who want to lay or refurbish wood floors can now choose from a number of green options. Fast-growing bamboo — new plants take four to six years to reach maturity — harvested […]

Just Another Brick in the Wall

New Studies Suggest Onset of Sixth Major Mass Extinction New evidence suggests that the Earth is on the verge of its sixth major mass extinction — the last one having occurred 65 million years ago, wiping out the dinosaurs. This one is likely to be caused not by a meteorite, say researchers, but by habitat […]

Jersey Cash Cow

New Jersey Economy Would Benefit from Clean Energy, Says Study The false “environment vs. economy” dichotomy took another blow today with the release of a study showing that shifting from fossil fuels to renewable energy in the mid-Atlantic region would promote job creation and benefit the New Jersey economy. The report, conducted by the New […]