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  • Turning Over an Old Reef

    Great Barrier Reef Is Doomed, Says Report Australia’s Great Barrier Reef — the world’s largest chain of living coral and one of the seven wonders of the natural world — will be almost completely destroyed by rising sea temperatures by 2050, predicts a new report released by Queensland University’s Center for Marine Studies. “Coral cover […]

    Grist staff Climate & Energy

  • To Your Health!

    Science Panel Okays Pesticide Testing on Humans A National Academy of Sciences panel said yesterday that testing of pesticides and other toxic chemicals on human subjects — including, in appropriate circumstances, children — is ethical as long as such tests meet stringent safety and scientific standards. The decision came as a surprise to environmental groups, […]

    Grist staff Uncategorized

  • A More Perfect Union

    Sierra Club and Auto Workers Unite Against Bush Fuel-Economy Plan Bush’s new fuel-economy plan is even ticking off the United Auto Workers union. The UAW has often been at odds with enviros over auto efficiency standards, but now it’s teaming up with the Sierra Club to fight the administration’s proposal. In a joint op-ed published […]

    Grist staff Technology

  • Barton Fink

    Big Recipient of Industry Money to Head House Energy Committee With Rep. Billy Tauzin (R-La.) retiring at the end of this year, the plum leadership spot on the House Energy and Commerce Committee is poised to go to Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas), a true friend of the energy industry if ever there was one. Barton […]

    Grist staff Politics