Articles by Grist staff

Bob Massie, Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Economies

Bob Massie is executive director of the Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Economies (CERES). Monday, 18 Sep 2000 OVER THE ATLANTIC It is Monday morning and I am currently sitting on an airplane zooming eastward seven miles above the Atlantic Ocean. Over the next two weeks I will be attending meetings in Paris, London, Delhi, and […]

Sheik, Your Booty

OPEC nations argued on Friday that a final international accord on climate change should include a plan to compensate them in case efforts to cut greenhouse gases lead to a drop in the use of oil. “We are assuming that only for another 15 years, maximum, will we have oil as a big share of […]

You Can Wring My Bell

A variety of genetically modified corn not permitted in food has been detected in taco shells sold in U.S. grocery stores under the brand name Taco Bell, according to test results released by the Genetically Engineered Food Alert, a coalition of enviro, health, and consumer groups. Government officials are investigating the charges. The corn, which […]

It's My Prague-ative

Up to 30,000 anti-globalization protestors, including many enviros, are expected to descend on Prague in the Czech Republic this week during meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund. Inspired by the public uprising in Seattle last year and following on the heels of demonstrations last week in Melbourne, Australia, the activists will argue […]