Articles by Grist staff

I Saw the Signs

Twelve percent of bird species in the world may go the way of the dodo, meat consumption is five times higher today than it was in 1950, and coral reefs are bleaching at a quick clip, according to the Worldwatch Institute. In its annual Vital Signs book, the group says things are looking pretty grim […]

The Wisdom of Chairman Wow

A Democratic U.S. Senate will pose a big challenge to President Bush’s energy plan. When Sen. James Jeffords (R-Vt.) formally leaves the GOP in a week or so, Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.), who opposes drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and wants more money spent on energy efficiency and renewable energy sources, […]

Peru-stroika

Peru this week created a national park that will protect one of its last big tracts of undeveloped rainforest, an area that loggers had hoped to open up soon. The 5,225-square-mile park is larger than the state of Connecticut, and scientists from Peru and the U.S. said they had already identified at least 28 previously […]

The Hunger Strikes Back

Canada’s Health Minister Allan Rock last week said the country would take a closer look at hazardous-waste concerns in Sydney, Canada, 17 days after the executive director of the Sierra Club of Canada, Elizabeth May, went on a hunger strike to call attention to the problem. May, who ended her strike by taking a bite […]