Articles by Grist staff

Arctic Circle of Friends

Rebel Foam Manufacturer Faces Difficulties in Greening His Industry A new international project to clean up the Russian Arctic was unveiled in London today, and enviros say it’s about time. Although the entire Arctic suffers from contamination by poisonous heavy metals, radioactive leaks, and industrial chemicals, the Russian portion of the region is worse off […]

El Fin?

Fish Farms Threaten Wild Atlantic Salmon with Extinction Enviros have been right to worry about farmed salmon driving wild Atlantic salmon closer to extinction, according to new research by scientists in the British Isles. An estimated 2 million farmed salmon escape each year from fish farms in the North Atlantic, about half the total number […]

Kerry the Day

Kerry Bashes Bush on Environment and Outlines Eco-Plan Senator and presidential contender John Kerry (D-Mass.) came out swinging on the environment yesterday, urging the public to rise up against President Bush’s policies on water, land, air, and energy. “George Bush is the kind of politician who would cut down a tree and then climb on […]

Thar and Thar and Thar She Blows

Southern Right Whales Rebounding in South African Waters In a rare bit of good news about the marine environment, southern right whales are making an impressive comeback in the waters of South Africa. The mammals were pushed to the brink of extinction by whaling until protections were put in place in 1935; in recent years, […]