Articles by Grist staff

Your 15 Minutes Are Up!

Zed holds forth on the fleeting flame of fame and considers a sharp left turn into politics. Lend a shoulder to cry on to Zed, last of his species, in “Washing Down the Washed-up Blues.”

I Could Have Had a G8!

One demonstrator has been killed and at least 46 demonstrators and 31 police officers have been hurt today in Genoa, Italy, where leaders of the Group of Eight nations have gathered for their annual summit. Barricades set up earlier this week have kept protesters far from the medieval palace in which the G8 leaders are […]

The Owl and the Pussycat

A single spotted owl roosting in an old-growth tree in British Columbia won a reprieve yesterday when a British Columbia Supreme Court judge overturned permits given to the Cattermole Timber company to log the area where the tree stands. Enviros believe the province’s forestry ministry gave short shrift to a warning from the environment ministry […]

Fund for the Whole Family

To help fund its operations, the Sierra Club may start a mutual fund to invest in companies that pass a strict green test. The group’s executive director, Carl Pope, said the fund would use a tougher investment screen than most other mutual funds marketed as being environmentally responsible. The fund would be managed by an […]