Articles by Grist staff

Patently Absurd

GM Giant Monsanto Sues Canadian Farmer Speaking of genetic drift: The Canadian Supreme Court began hearing arguments on Tuesday in a case that has become a cause celebre for both opponents and fans of agricultural biotechnology. Agro-giant Monsanto Co. sued Canadian farmer Percy Schmeiser when its patented biotech canola was found growing in his fields […]

Leipzig Lizards!

World’s Largest Solar Energy Plant Planned for Germany The world’s largest solar energy plant — projected to meet the power demands of some 1,800 households — will soon start soaking up rays outside the eastern German town of Leipzig this year. The $27 million plant, to be built by the Royal Dutch/Shell’s Solar Group, will […]

Misstate of the Union

Bush State of the Union Speech Silent on Environment In a State of the Union speech that found time to discuss the evils of steroid use among athletes — an issue entirely outside the purview of the federal government — President Bush did not mention the environment, or the environmental challenges facing the country, a […]

Bubblicious

Scientists Consider Funky Plans to Avert Climate Change Plans to slow global warming once dismissed as, well, loopy need to be taken seriously, concluded scientists at a conference on climate change in Cambridge, U.K. The proposed schemes can be divided into two families — they aim either to capture greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide […]