Articles by Grist staff

Fres-yes!

Fresno Launches Big Solar Project Fresno, Calif., is aiming to put itself on the clean-energy map with a major new solar-power project that will be one of the largest of its kind on the West Coast. The Fresno City Council voted last week to spend $4.7 million to put solar panels on a number of […]

This Little Piggy Went to a Market-based System

U.S. EPA Proposes New Market-Based Air Quality Regulations Having failed thus far to push his “Clear Skies” initiative through Congress, President Bush is now trying to institute his air-pollution plan through regulatory channels. Yesterday, the Bush administration proposed new rules that would establish industry-wide emissions limits for sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide, and mercury. Under the […]

Hail to the Reef

Australia to Protect One-Third of Great Barrier Reef In a major boon to Down Under ecology, fully one-third of the Great Barrier Reef will receive protection, the Australian government announced this week. The move will increase the protected areas of the reef by 40,000 square miles, thereby establishing the largest network of marine reserves in […]

If Only Enron Had Known About This

New Erasable Ink Could Be Boon to Office Recycling Invisible ink was once the province of spies, then of children — and now of environmentalists? Beginning Monday, tech industry giant Toshiba will sell a new, disappearing ink in Japan that is designed to enable easier reuse and recycling. The ink, called “e-blue,” can be used […]