Articles by Grist staff

New annual quota for bluefin tuna does the fish no favors, say greens

A new legal quota set Monday for Atlantic bluefin tuna is a “mockery of science” and may cause the tuna population to collapse, green group WWF warned. The 46 member nations of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas set the annual quota at some 24,000 tons, defying scientists’ recommendations that it be […]

Oceans acidifying much faster than thought, study says

An eight-year study of ocean pH levels off the Northwest coast of the United States found that pollution is increasing the ocean’s acidity about 10 or 20 times faster than previously thought and that the process is already significantly disrupting ocean ecology.

Powell’s Books goes partly solar

Independent bookseller Powell’s Books, based in Portland, Ore., will go partly solar next month with a 100-kilowatt solar system affixed to its warehouse that will provide enough juice to power about one-quarter of its online bookstore, Powells.com, that’s housed inside.

Humane Society sues fur designers and purveyors

The Humane Society of the United States has sued a handful of fur retailers and designers for allegedly misrepresenting some real fur products as fake fur and for improperly labeling other fur products as coming from foxes, rabbits, or raccoons when they’re really made from a species of dog in Asia, according to the suit.