Articles by Grist staff

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, […]

How ’bout Them Apples?

Apples Rank as Produce Most Contaminated by Pesticides Apples, bell peppers, celery, and cherries rank as the produce most contaminated by pesticide residues in the U.S., says the Environmental Working Group in a new report. Using data from lab tests conducted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Department of Agriculture, EWG compared […]

Barbara Dean, Island Press

Barbara Dean is executive editor at Island Press, a nonprofit environmental book publisher. Monday, 20 Oct 2003 COVELO, Calif. It’s another gorgeous autumn day on this remote square mile of Northern California. The morning sky over the hills across the river is turning from the gray of early dawn to clear brilliant blue. The oaks […]

Good to the Last Drop

Scientists Discover New, Clean Way to Generate Power from Water Scientists at the University of Alberta in Canada are creating a stir with their discovery of a clean and simple way to generate electricity by forcing water through narrow glass tubes, a finding being touted as the first completely new way to generate electricity in […]