Articles by Grist staff

Great, Britain!

Sales of organic food in Britain could increase tenfold within the next 10 years, from 1 percent of all food eaten in the country to 10 percent, Carlo Leifert, director of the Organic Support Centre at Aberdeen University, said yesterday. His prediction comes as British supermarkets are starting a price war aimed at lowering the […]

From Russia With Love

Russia’s Supreme Court today acquitted environmental activist Alexander Nikitin of all espionage charges, rejecting a bid by prosecutors to reopen the case against him. Nikitin, a former officer of the Russian Navy, was arrested in 1996 on espionage charges after writing a report for a Norwegian environmental group about radioactive pollution in the Arctic seas […]

A Bunch of Moby Dicks

Saying that Japan has violated international rules by expanding its whale hunt, the White House plans to announce today that it is starting a process that could lead to economic sanctions against Japanese imports within two months. Earlier this summer, Japan began hunting Bryde’s whales and sperm whales for the first time in years, claiming […]

Mighty Morphin' Power Arrangers

Alternative energy sources in Europe may get a boost as protests against high oil prices spread across the continent. A summit this week in Munich, Germany, pushing hydrogen as an eco-friendly power source for the future, is attracting more attention than expected because it is set against the backdrop of anger over soaring gasoline prices. […]