Articles by Grist staff

A Starlink Is Corn

U.S. Agriculture Department officials ordered seed dealers yesterday to determine how much of the U.S. corn seed supply contains Starlink, the genetically engineered corn variety that led to huge recalls of food and corn crops last year. Starlink, which is produced by Aventis for animal feed, has not been approved for human consumption. The agriculture […]

Pretty Belize With Sugar on Top

Environmentalists are mounting an international campaign against the proposed Chalillo dam on the Macal River in Belize, fearful that critical jungle habitat for tapirs, jaguars, and scarlet macaws could be lost. The dam project, which has the support of the Belize government, was first proposed in the early 1990s to wean the country from its […]

Share and Share Dislike

Environmental and human rights groups are accusing the oil giant BP of playing dirty and preparing to squash debate on shareholder resolutions at its annual meeting next month. With the backing of hundreds of shareholders with millions of shares, Greenpeace and the Free Tibet Campaign want the meeting to addresses four issues: climate change, oil […]

Pew, Those Oceans Smell

Pollution from inland sources of fertilizer and manure is threatening bays and estuaries in the U.S., according to a report released this week by the Pew Oceans Commission. The study stated that nitrogen and ammonia from these sources are producing toxic algae blooms, depleting oxygen levels, and destroying sea grasses and coral reefs. Leon Panetta, […]