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  • David Doherty, Peace Corps in Haiti

    David Doherty is a refugee from all things functional or organized. In other words, he is a Peace Corps volunteer serving in Haiti. Monday, 8 Dec 2003 CAMP PERRIN, Haiti Haitian proverb: Se pa bon pou yon moun konnen twop. “It’s not good for a person to know too much.” Today is the latest critical […]

    Grist staff Uncategorized

  • The Grazers’ Edge

    Bush Administration Wants to Roll Back Grazing Rules You’d think Bush administration officials might want to spend their Friday afternoons planning happy hours or trying to sneak out of the office early, like normal people, but no: They like to spend their Friday afternoons quietly rolling back environmental protections, hoping that the news will get […]

    Grist staff Politics

  • Yeah, I’m the Tax, Man

    British Think Tank Proposes a “Kyoto Tax” for the U.S. With Europeans none too happy about the U.S. having ditched the Kyoto Protocol, a British think tank has come up with an idea for making the U.S. pay its fair share to deal with climate change: trade sanctions. The New Economics Foundation has proposed that […]

    Grist staff Climate & Energy

  • A Case of Influence-a

    Enviros Say Pesticide Makers Are Illegally Influencing EPA Northwest salmon and other endangered species could suffer because pesticide manufacturers are acting illegally to weaken rules on the use of dangerous chemicals, enviros are charging. A coalition of environmental groups, including the National Wildlife Federation and the Sierra Club, last week warned the U.S. EPA that […]

    Grist staff Politics