Articles by Grist staff

Singa Song

Singapore drivers may soon be able to fill ‘er up with hydrogen by 2004, following a letter of intent signed yesterday by BP to build hydrogen-refueling stations in the island nation. The letter is similar to one signed in May by DaimlerChrysler promising to develop hydrogen-powered cars for the Singapore market. BP plans to start […]

Enduring Spirit

In the latest in a sad string of politically motivated murders in Latin America, prominent Mexican human rights lawyer Digna Ochoa, 37, was shot to death in her office late last week. Ochoa is best known for defending Rodolfo Montiel and Teodoro Cabrera, two peasant environmental activists who have been tortured and remain jailed on […]

Anti-air Force?

In yet another environmental compromise made in the wake of last month’s terrorist attacks, the U.S. EPA has backed off from pressuring the Air Force to eliminate the use of the gas Halon in its fighter planes. Although Halon is banned for most purposes because it breaks down the ozone layer, the Air Force continues […]

Hang In, Chad

Nearly 10 percent of African bird species are threatened with extinction, according to a newly completed eight-year study published by BirdLife International, an international coalition of conservation groups. The study said many of the species could be saved if 7 percent of the African continent was protected. It identified 1,228 important bird areas, and found […]