Articles by Grist staff

Kelpie Wilson, Siskiyou Regional Education Project

Kelpie Wilson is executive director of the Siskiyou Regional Education Project, a grassroots network formed to protect the wild forests and rivers of the Klamath-Siskiyou bioregion in northwest California and southwest Oregon. Tuesday, 5 Sep 2000 CAVE JUNCTION, Ore. Well, Grist readers, you have caught me, and the Siskiyou Project, right in the midst of […]

Fighting for Poor, Oppressed Oil Conglomerates Everywhere

Texas Gov. George W. Bush announced on Friday that as president he would “empower” oil producers and welcome offshore oil and gas development off the coasts of Louisiana and Texas. He says more drilling is needed in the U.S. to decrease dependence on foreign oil. Al Gore, for his part, has promised to clamp down […]

Judge Dread

A federal judge who has been presiding over a case filed against Texaco by Indians in Ecuador has a potential conflict of interest, say lawyers for the plaintiffs, who filed a motion on Friday requesting that the judge recuse himself. The suit was filed in 1993 on behalf of thousands of Ecuadoreans who say Texaco’s […]

Think How Many Episodes of "Survivor" That Is

Raising fuel-efficiency standards for SUVs would be of more help in the fight against global warming than reducing power plant emissions or increasing energy efficiency in homes and offices, says the Sierra Club. The group launched a nationwide campaign over the weekend to draw attention to what it says are the evils of SUVs, such […]