Articles by Grist staff

Taken to the Cleaners

Under pressure from environmental organizations, the Florida legislature yesterday modified a bill designed to protect dry cleaners from being sued for toxic contamination. The original bill would have prevented people who owned land adjacent to dry cleaners from suing over groundwater contamination; the modified version would retain that provision but grant exceptions to those who […]

Peter Illyn, Restoring Eden

Peter Illyn is executive director of Restoring Eden, a nonprofit working to make environmental stewardship a core Christian value. Monday, 10 Mar 2003 HAINES, Alaska I’m a Christian environmental evangelist! This definition is loaded with stereotypes, both positive and negative, but it best describes what I do — traveling around the country preaching in churches […]

Berry Good News

Organic advocates have long contended that food grown without pesticides is better for you than chemical-dependent crops. Now comes a new study that backs up the organics argument. Tests of pesticide-free strawberries, blackberries, and corn found that they contain up to 58 percent more polyphenolics, or health-boosting compounds, than conventional crops grown on neighboring plots. […]

Niceland

The world’s first commercial hydrogen filling station will make its debut next month in Iceland, the country where the hydrogen revolution is expected to first take root. Other hydrogen filling stations scattered around the globe are private or restricted, but starting April 24, the new Reykjavik station will open its doors to the public — […]