Articles by Grist staff

I Do Not Like Green Aches and Dams, I Do Not Like Them, Salmon I Am

Never mind consumers hit with big energy bills or utilities on the edge of bankruptcy — salmon may be the ones most screwed by the power problems afflicting the Western U.S. For example, to avoid buying power from others at super high costs, the Bonneville Power Administration stepped up power production at federal dams last […]

Chop Shoo-ey

More than 100 state-owned restaurants in Beijing promised this month to “go green” and start washing and reusing chopsticks. The federal government in China is considering a tax on disposable chopsticks, and Shanghai and other cities are considering a ban on them. Environmentalists say the changes indicate that Chinese citizens are beginning to realize that […]

It's All About the Benjamins

To maintain public interest and grow their membership lists, environmental groups are having to become increasingly sophisticated marketers. For example, the Nature Conservancy is spending $1 million to pilot TV and print ads featuring Paul Newman in Portland, Ore., Denver, Colo., and Charlotte, N.C. The National Wildlife Federation recently joined McDonald’s for a Happy Meals […]

Pest-o, Change-o

About 30 percent of pesticides sold in developing countries do not meet international health and environmental standards, according to two U.N. agencies, the Food and Agriculture Organization and World Health Organization. The FAO’s Gero Vaagt said the pesticides “frequently contain hazardous substances and impurities that have already been banned or severely restricted” in developed countries. […]