Articles by Grist staff

Pain in the Acid

Neighboring Nations to Blame for Acid Rain in Taiwan More than half of the acid rain that falls on Taiwan is the result of pollutants blown in from neighboring countries, according to a study released yesterday by the nation’s Environmental Protection Administration. Between January and July of this year, the average acidity of rain in […]

Arson Ick

Radical Environmental Group Claims Responsibility for San Diego Fire Saying it was trying to send a message about “rampant urban development,” the Earth Liberation Front has claimed responsibility for a $50 million fire that destroyed an apartment complex in San Diego two weeks ago. No one was injured in the fire. The destruction of the […]

Blackout and Blue

Enviros Fear Blackout Will Bolster Support for Bush Energy Plan Last week’s blackout in the eastern U.S. and Canada caused food spoilage, water contamination, economic losses, transportation delays, and all manner of disruptions ranging from the inconvenient to the awful. Now, environmentalists fear it might also cause a change for the worse in U.S. national […]

A Texas Toast

Wind Power on the Rise in Lone Star State Texas is probably not the first place that comes to mind when the topic turns to clean energy — but the land of fossil fuels is looking to become a leader in renewable power by investing heavily in wind energy. The state is already the second-largest […]