Articles by Grist staff

Aye, Claudia

A federal judge effectively halted all oil and gas drilling off the California coast on Friday, ruling that state officials must first decide whether drilling would harm the environment. U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken in Oakland said the state has the right to approve any plans by the federal government to open waters off California […]

Wood Turner, GoodThings.com

Wood Turner is editor and communications director for GoodThings.com, a Seattle media company focused on positive and constructive stories from nonprofits, companies, and communities. Monday, 25 Jun 2001 SEATTLE, Wash. Hi, I’m Wood Turner. As editor/publisher/researcher/communications director/web producer for an online magazine, I have a pretty serious relationship with my computer. So that’s where I’ll […]

Parks-imonious

U.S. President Bush touched down in Alabama yesterday to visit his third park in less than a month and draw attention to what he said were record spending requests for conservation. In particular, Bush has asked that Congress allocate $900 million for the Land and Water Conservation Fund — a figure that his administration says […]

Eggs on Their Faces (Lots of Little Tiny Ones)

The U.N. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species yesterday rejected a ban on Caspian Sea caviar proposed by a scientific advisory committee. Instead, the countries around the Caspian agreed to suspend exports for six months, while an agreement is negotiated to improve long-term management of sturgeon, whose unfertilized eggs are caviar. Russia, Azerbaijan, and […]