Articles by Grist staff

Beyond the Call

Nokia, the world’s largest cell phone maker, said yesterday that it hoped to develop a phone with biodegradable parts within a few years. Nokia’s Salla Ahonen said that cell phone waste is increasing, with many people changing cell phones every two years and throwing out their old ones. The company has already tested biodegradable clip-on […]

A Mindo Their Own

The Ecuadorian government earlier this month approved the construction of a billion-dollar oil pipeline project that will go straight through the Mindo ecological reserve, a cloudforest 16 miles northwest of Quito that provides important habitat for more than 400 orchid species and 300 bird species. President Gustavo Noboa celebrated the decision as a great step […]

Send Us the Bill

Former Energy Secretary Bill Richardson was elected late last week to serve on the board of trustees of the Natural Resources Defense Council. Karen Golembeski, Richardson’s spokesperson, said he was drawn to the group “primarily for its work on global climate change.” Some folks in the know expect Richardson to run for governor of New […]

Sweden Lowdown

Police estimate that between 10,000 and 25,000 demonstrators will gather today in Gothenburg, Sweden, where U.S. President Bush will be called upon by European Union leaders to defend his rejection of the Kyoto treaty on climate change. The 15 E.U. leaders are kicking off a two-day summit, with the environment at the top of the […]