Articles by Grist staff

Appeal of Thunder

Two jailed environmental activists in Mexico, Rodolfo Montiel and Teodoro Cabrera, have been granted an appeal, their lawyers said last week. The activists, who led peasant farmers to protest against rampant logging in Mexico’s southern state of Guerrero, have been sentenced to seven and 10 years in prison, respectively, for drug and weapons charges. Supporters […]

Laura Kriv, TechRocks

Laura Kriv is the campaign manager of TechRocks’ nuclear disarmament Internet campaign, DontBlowIt.org. Monday, 14 May 2001 WASHINGTON, D.C. Some people think that the nuclear disarmament movement is dead. After all, the Cold War is long over. The fear is gone. But is it really? Or has it just been replaced by some other equally […]

Michelle Knapik, Greater Philadelphia Clean Cities Program

Michelle Knapik is chair of the Greater Philadelphia Clean Cities Program and director of energy policy in Philadelphia’s Municipal Energy Office. She is a fellow of the Environmental Leadership Program. Michelle Knapik wrote about her experiences at the National Clean Cities Conference, held last month in Philadelphia. Saturday, 12 May 2001 PHILADELPHIA, Pa. I tossed […]

Chile Peppered

As Chile makes a push to increase its produce exports, the country has begun to use more chemicals on farms, a trend that public health workers say has put farm workers at greater risk of skin disease, miscarriages, sterility, and cancer. A 1998 study in the region where 60 percent of Chile’s pesticides are used […]