Articles by Grist staff

Phenomenal

In one of the Bush administration’s first official statements on global warming, U.S. EPA Administrator Christie Todd Whitman said this week that the administration may push to place limits on carbon dioxide emissions from power plants. “There is no question,” she said, “that global warming is a real phenomenon, that it is occurring.” She said […]

30 Minutes, or It's Free Trade

In an attempt to grease the wheels in the trade battle over softwood lumber, the Canadian embassy last week sent Domino’s pizzas to 170 members of the U.S. Congress, focusing in particular on members who have environmental concerns. The Canadians were careful to deliver “politically correct” pizzas: meatless and packaged in boxes made from recycled […]

A personal appreciation of Grist contributor Donella Meadows

I was once speaking with Donella Meadows in her Dartmouth College office a few years ago, back when I taught with her in the environmental studies program. She was responsible for my appointment in environmental literature and writing and had become a mentor I could call on for advice at any time, no matter how […]

Appalled By Sprawl

Three key Bush administration officials promised governors yesterday that they would work to discourage urban sprawl, renew urban communities, and invest in public transportation. Speaking at the National Governors Association, the heads of the U.S. EPA, Housing and Urban Development Department, and Transportation Department said that President Bush’s budget, to be unveiled tonight, will include […]