Articles by Grist staff

Let the Rivalry Begin!

Bitter rivals Toyota and Honda are racing against each other to create affordable eco-friendly cars. Toyota announced this week that it plans to offer a full range of hybrid gasoline-electric vehicles, everything from ultra-compacts to luxury sedans, SUVs, and commercial trucks, though the company didn’t specify when they would hit showrooms. Enviros have praised Toyota […]

Got Wood?

After years of being criticized by enviros, the lumber industry is hoping to give its image a boost by spending $45 million on a three-year campaign to promote wood to consumers, along the lines of the dairy industry’s highly successful milk-moustache ad campaign. Working under the umbrella of the Wood Promotion Network, 85 forestry producers […]

They Just Won't Kyoto the Line

Several Republican senators expressed skepticism yesterday that international negotiations on the Kyoto climate change treaty this November would produce an agreement the Senate would ratify. At a Senate hearing, Sen. Frank Murkowski (R-Alaska) said the treaty would unfairly burden the American economy by forcing reductions in the use of oil and coal. Sen. Chuck Hagel […]

Give This a Whirl

A coalition of 38 businesses and environmental groups, ranging from the Whirlpool Corp. to the Natural Resources Defense Council, called on President Clinton this week to do more to promote energy efficiency. Clinton recently announced that the government will tap into the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to help lower home heating oil costs, but the coalition […]