Articles by Grist staff

Seeds of Destruction

GM Crops Harm Neighboring Flora and Fauna, British Test Results Indicate Genetically modified crops can cause more damage to nearby plants and animals than conventional strains of the same crops, according to preliminary results from British government farm trials. The three crops studied — GM sugar beet, maize, and oilseed rape — destroyed more insects […]

Flexible Fools

Automakers Can Dodge Fuel-Economy Rules with Flex-Fuel Vehicles U.S. automakers are dramatically boosting production of “flexible-fuel” cars and trucks that can run on either gasoline or E85, a mixture of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gas that results in lower greenhouse gas emissions — but this trend is more likely to harm the environment […]

And other words from readers

  Re: Passing the Bucket Dear Editor: Bravo — some of the best news I’ve heard yet. Could schools get involved with a Bucket Brigade? Especially high school chemistry or environmental science classes or environmental clubs? If every school did a bucket, maybe air quality would improve in their cities. I love the concept. Karen […]

Double Billing

Surprise! Senate Passes 2002 Democratic Energy Bill — Again In an unexpected 11th-hour reversal, the U.S. Senate resolved its long deadlock over a comprehensive energy bill by passing, for the second time, a version of the measure approved last year when the Democrats were in control. The Republican leadership said they agreed to the earlier […]