Articles by Grist staff

Getting Something Off Their Chests

A few environmental activists in California are trying a new tactic to bring a halt to the logging of ancient redwoods — “Goddess-based, nude Buddhist guerilla poetry,” or, in laywoman’s terms, females baring their breasts and reciting poetry to unsuspecting logging crews. “They stop their chainsaws and they stop their trucks and they pay attention,” […]

Risky Business

Fifty-six percent of Americans believe the environmental risks of drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska outweigh the potential benefits, and only 29 percent say opening ANWR to drilling would be worth the risks, according to a poll conducted by the Mellman Group and released yesterday by The Wilderness Society and […]

Top Tense List

George W. Bush was grilled on air pollution in Texas and a number of other serious issues last night by none other than Dave Letterman. Letterman, who had Bush as a guest on his late night show, told the governor he thought it was a joke when he heard that Bush is pushing for oil […]

Fuels Rush In

Arizona is facing a major budget crisis because of a well-intentioned but poorly designed law that gives residents big incentives and tax breaks for buying vehicles that run on alternative fuels. The program was expected to cost between $3 million and $10 million, but so many residents have taken advantage of it that it is […]