Articles by Grist staff

Can’t See the Forest for the Stumps

Here’s something you probably weren’t feeling very thankful for on Thursday: The Bush administration issued a proposal last week that would allow managers of the country’s 155 national forests to approve logging and other commercial activities without thoroughly assessing the potential environmental damage that could result. The proposal would radically alter Clinton-era rules that required […]

Oil and Trouble

Coastal areas in Spain are suffering the effects of a Nov. 13 spill that sent millions of gallons of oil into the waters off the nation’s northwestern coast. Although high winds and strong currents have kept most of the spilled fuel oil farther out in Atlantic waters, waves of oil crashed over a 20-foot sea […]

Very Slow Food Movement

After months of heated debate, the 15 farm ministers of the European Union agreed last week on labeling rules for genetically modified (GM) food and animal feed. Under the plan, all food and feed containing 0.9 percent GM ingredients or more would need to be identified as such; below that threshold, no labeling would be […]

Pole Vault

A plan to dramatically boost the use of biofuels in Poland has been approved by the country’s lower house of parliament and is now being heard by its senate. The plan, which is backed by the nation’s powerful farm lobby, would mandate that biofuels account for at least 4.5 percent of all domestic fuel sales […]