Articles by Grist staff

A Green and Pleasant Continent

Europe’s Green Parties Unite Thirty-two national Green parties united on Saturday to become the European Green Party, predicting that a unified voice will gain them influence and votes in the coming elections. The Greens, now the first pan-European political party, will run under a common banner and with a common agenda focused on environmental protection, […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]