Articles by Grist staff

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. […]

Taking It on the Chen

The debate over whether to continue construction of Taiwan’s fourth nuclear power plant continues to roil the country. Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian, a Democrat Progressive who swept the Nationalist Party out of power after 55 years of rule last March, stopped construction in October, saying the $5.5 billion plant was unnecessary and would create serious […]