Articles by Grist staff

Visibly Upset

The 1,900 new power plants called for in U.S. President Bush’s energy plan pose a big threat to air quality in places where smog is already bad, experts say. They are also concerned about moves by the Bush administration to end efforts by former President Clinton to force dozens of dirty, old coal-powered plants to […]

It Drives Them Crazy

  Dear Editor: Oooooh it makes my blood boil. I’d like to email Stan Meager a piece of my mind. I hope that every automaker takes a cue from Ford, and they all start upping their donations to environmental causes. Eventually folks like Stan Meager will be seen “thumbing it” down the rural highways and […]

Take It Off. Take It All Off.

Writing about the undoing of Mutha Earth is a barrel of laughs, but even Grist staffers sometimes need a break. We’ll be taking a vacation during the first two weeks of July. We know you’ll miss your daily fix of green news, but fret not — we’ll be back at work in mid-July, in better […]

Catching Air

Passengers flying out of Lutin Airport in London are being asked to pay a voluntary fee of up to four bucks to offset the environmental impact of their flights. Mark McClennan, the airport’s top environmental official, said money from the passengers would be used to plant trees to absorb carbon dioxide emissions. But Jeff Gazzard […]