Articles by Grist staff

Week Links

The first week of the World Summit on Sustainable Development has seen a mix of surprising twists and predictable problems. On the surprising end: Two very different organizations, Greenpeace International and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, have agreed to join forces to combat climate change. The two groups plan to work together to […]

Pigs’ Stymie

The U.S., Saudi Arabia, and other rich nations are deliberately stymieing international efforts to encourage increased clean energy use, according to sources at the World Summit on Sustainable Development, being held this week and next in Johannesburg, South Africa. The WSSD action plan, which will be approved by heads of state at the end of […]

Gambling on the Courts

Armed with $4 million, the state of Nevada is preparing for the legal battle of a lifetime: the effort to keep the federal government from establishing a high-level radioactive waste dump at Yucca Mountain. Charles Cooper, one member of the high-profile legal team retained by the state, said yesterday that he was “very encouraged” about […]

Foster Care

Louisiana Gov. Mike Foster (R) kicked off a campaign to save his state’s coastline this week by bagging a $3 million, three-year grant from, of all places, Shell Oil. “America’s Wetland: Campaign to Save Coastal Louisiana” also earned the backing of several major national and state environmental and civic organizations, as well as a spot […]