Articles by Grist staff

There's a Vas Deferens Between Us

A small but growing number of environmentalists in the U.S. have decided to get vasectomies to ensure they don’t have children and contribute to the population problem. Jeff Miller, a 38-year-old activist in Berkeley, Calif., who got a vasectomy when he was 26, said, “It’s one small thing that I can do. There are too […]

Not So Great, Apes

Some great apes could be extinct within the decade if nothing is done to stop the destruction of their habitat and their slaughter for meat, the U.N. Environment Programme said yesterday in launching a campaign to save the animals. UNEP Executive Director Klaus Toepfer said the Great Apes Survival Project needed at least $1 million […]

Painting the Town Lead

Nearly 3,000 young children were poisoned last year by the lead paint wearing off the old housing in Rhode Island’s cities and towns. The rate of lead-poisoned children is two-and-a-half times higher in Rhode Island than the rest of the U.S.; the rate in Providence is four times higher than elsewhere in the country. Eight […]

Hot Kofi

Three days after President Bush unveiled his energy plan, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan criticized the Bush administration for its stance on climate change and suggested that the U.S. should do more to conserve energy. At a commencement address yesterday in Massachusetts, Annan also rejected the idea espoused by the administration that implementing the Kyoto treaty […]