Articles by Grist staff

Grand: Funked Railroad

In a surprising defeat of a government-owned rail company, environmental officials in the heavily polluted destination spot known as Hong Kong refused a permit request last fall to build a passenger line across Hong Kong’s largest freshwater wetland. The Kowloon-Canton Railway Corp. has mounted an unprecedented appeal and spent loads of money to come up […]

Bush's Climate Solution — Turn Up the A.C.!

Frustrating environmentalists, the Bush administration on Friday rolled back a rule approved by former President Clinton that would have required new central air conditioners to be 30 percent more efficient than the current standard. Instead, the administration (for once) made no mention of an impending energy "crisis" and said it would opt for what the […]

Bouncing Baby Boycott

The first international conference of Green Party politicians and supporters voted unanimously today to launch a boycott against U.S.-based oil companies in retribution for President Bush’s decision to withdraw from the Kyoto treaty on climate change. Australian Sen. Bob Brown, who chaired the meeting of the Greens in Canberra, Australia, said Bush was choosing the […]

David Waskow, Friends of the Earth

David Waskow monitors the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) negotiations for Friends of the Earth U.S., where he is the trade and investment policy coordinator. Monday, 16 Apr 2001 WASHINGTON, D.C. It’s Quebec City week, the week that some believe will be the next Seattle. Seattle, of course, refers to the monumental eruption […]