Articles by Grist staff

Little Dutch Boy Withdraws Finger

Many of the 45,000 big dams that have been built around the world cost too much and have had negative impacts on the environment and the poor, according to a report released yesterday by the World Commission on Dams. The commission, which was set up in 1998 by the World Bank and World Conservation Union, […]

Fleet Enemy

Japan sent its whaling fleet to sea today with much fanfare, including fireworks and a brass band. Despite angry international protests and the possibility of U.S. sanctions, the Japanese intend to kill 400 minke whales over the next five months, part of an expanded whaling effort that the Japanese insist is for research purposes. Critics […]

Master of Their Dominion

Under a landmark court settlement, Dominion Virginia Power this week agreed to spend $1.2 billion to cut emissions at eight coal-fired power plants by 70 percent within 12 years. Currently the utility’s plants emit more sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides, the pollutants that cause acid rain and smog, than all 30 power plants in New […]

Top Banana

The world’s top banana producer, Chiquita, which grows about one-quarter of all bananas, announced its participation this week in the Better Banana Project, an environmental certification program requiring companies to rein in the use of toxic chemicals, reduce pollution, and conserve soil and water. Chiquita said that it has spent $20 million over the last […]