Articles by Grist staff

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 […]

Ford Tore Us

Some Ford customers are lashing out at the automaker for becoming green around the edges. Stan Meager, a 59-year-old fruit grower in Oregon’s Klamath Basin region has been a “Ford man” his whole life. But after Ford announced a $5 million grant to the National Audubon Society, Meager emailed the company, “You are supplying my […]