Articles by Grist staff

Getting the Munchies

Over the next few months, a Mobile Muncher bus will visit every large town in Spain to help the country reach its goal of recycling 100 tons of mobile phones within a year. The country developed the Mobile Muncher mascot as a way to increase public support for the campaign and inform people of the […]

Rice-a-Roni, the Global Warming Treat

U.S. National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice made sure yesterday that the rest of the world maintained its low expectation of the U.S. on climate change. On CNN’s “Late Edition,” Rice contradicted a statement by U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell and said the U.S. would probably not have a comprehensive plan to combat climate change […]

Kernel Clink

The U.S. EPA indicated on Friday that it would not permit even trace amounts of genetically modified StarLink corn into human food. StarLink, which was previously approved for use as animal feed, was found to have entered the food supply last year, prompting the costly recall of taco shells and other corn products. Despite a […]

Kevin Collins, National Parks Conservation Association

Kevin Collins is director of park recreation and use, and acting director of government affairs, at the National Parks Conservation Association. Monday, 30 Jul 2001 WASHINGTON, D.C. Drive along the Gulf Coast from Pensacola, Fla., to Gulfport, Miss., and you’ll see a stretch of development filled with casinos, souvenir shops, tattoo artists, and pawnbrokers. You […]