Articles by Grist staff

Teach Half a Million Men to Fish, They'll Eat for a Day

South Africa said yesterday that it will impose emergency measures to save plummeting stocks of several fish species. The fish, including rock cod and red stumpnose, are being caught with long lines, a fishing method that is devastating the fish populations. About half a million commercial and recreational fishers are actively linefishing in South Africa. […]

Man Oman

Stating a desire to protect the environment and children’s health, Saudi Arabia this week began a year-long phaseout of leaded gasoline. All of the kingdom’s domestic refineries began producing exclusively unleaded fuel this week and leaded fuel reserves are expected to be exhausted by the end of the year. Saudi Arabia’s phaseout comes a year […]

Abraham Slinkin'

President-elect George W. Bush yesterday nominated outgoing Sen. Spencer Abraham (R-Mich.) for Energy secretary, a choice that has infuriated enviros. Abraham, who lost his Senate race last fall, tried to abolish the Energy Department while in Congress. Abraham also fought to block higher fuel-economy standards for sport-utility vehicles, lower the federal gasoline tax, and open […]

Guerilla Monsoon

The Colombian army is claiming in a recent report that leftist guerrillas, far-right paramilitaries, and the illegal drug trade are causing ecological disasters within the country. The army says that pipelines blown up by leftists have caused more than 2 million tons of crude oil to pollute 1,625 miles of river in the last 10 […]