Articles by Grist staff

Right On!

Northern right whale births are at the highest level on record, according to researchers flying over calving grounds off the coasts of Florida and Georgia. The researchers have spotted 24 surviving newborns this calving season, a big jump over last year, when they only saw one. They think the rise might relate to the increased […]

Franco, My Dear, I Don't Want a Dam

More than 100,000 protesters gathered in the streets of Madrid on Sunday in the latest of a series of protests against a massive $23 billion water diversion project in Spain. The plan, which is now before the country’s parliament, would divert the Ebro River in the northeast and involve the construction of 120 dams to […]

Driving in Circles

Your letters about our three-part automobile series showed that Grist readers are all over the map on this issue. Here’s a taste of the letters we received about Detroit Sucks, Bush Sucks, and Enviros Suck.   Dear Editor: The consumer sucks for not demanding more fuel-efficient vehicles. Tom DeBates Geneva, Ill.   Dear Editor: In […]

Getting Into Chip Shape

Semiconductor manufacturers have reached a voluntary agreement with the U.S. EPA to reduce the use of chemicals that contribute to global warming. The industry cleans equipment and makes silicon wafers using perfluorocompounds, which are 10,000 times more efficient than carbon dioxide at trapping heat and last in the atmosphere for 2,000 to 50,000 years. Under […]