Articles by Grist staff

Donor Nobis Pacem

Despite a request from the watchdog agency of Congress, Vice President Dick Cheney has declined to identify the people who met privately with his energy task force. Some Democrats believe that leading Republican donors had special access to the task force and that the Bush administration energy policy is slanted to favor major corporations. They […]

Tuxedo Dysfunction

Penguin populations are declining around the world, and global warming may be to blame, researchers say. Warming ocean waters have been linked to toxic algal blooms, such as red tides, that have caused penguin die-offs. Adelie penguins may be taking a hit because warming temperatures are preventing the formation of winter sea ice that is […]

Falling Timber

Logging on federal land in the Northwest has dropped to its lowest point since before World War II, the result of lawsuits, court orders, and agency delays. This year, forest managers in western Oregon, Washington, and Northern California will offer about 1 percent of the timber volume they sold in 1990, the last year of […]

I'd Like to Be Under the Sea … Forever

Whoopie! — you can now plan to have your cremated ashes sunk in the ocean as part of an eco-friendly artificial reef. A Georgia company, Eternal Reefs, is promoting the reefs as the “only death care option that is truly an environmental contribution and also creates a permanent, living memorial for the deceased and their […]