Articles by Grist staff

Storm Troopers

Climate change seems already to be causing weather-related disasters, and the problem is likely to get worse, according to a recent report conducted by scientists at Vrije University in Amsterdam and released by the World Wildlife Fund. Like others before it, the report predicts more droughts and violent storms. It also anticipates that much of […]

Debated Breath

At the first presidential debate of the season, held last night in Boston, Al Gore stressed his commitment to protect Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) and other “environmental treasures” from oil drilling. He said he would help ease the energy crunch by supporting conservation and development of clean, efficient technologies through tax breaks and […]

These Are the Toxics in Your Neighborhood

Almost 46 percent of the nation’s public housing units for the poor are located within one mile of factories that emit toxic pollution, according to a study conducted by the Dallas Morning News and the University of Texas-Dallas. “It is an American tragedy. But we sweep it under the rug and forget about it,” said […]

Bye, Cycles

The bicycle, long emblematic of transportation in China, is gradually fading in popularity as people opt to take taxis and buses around town and dream of cars of their own. Even as its human population expands beyond 1.3 billion, China is experiencing a decline in its bicycle population, from a high of 545.3 million in […]