Articles by Grist staff

Fit to Be Thai-ed

Environmentalists and other concerned citizens in Thailand are waging a fierce fight against a proposed coal-fired power plant along the shore of the Gulf of Thailand, a project that they say could harm a coral reef and the fishing grounds that provide livelihoods for many of the 10,000 locals. They also worry that the plant’s […]

Yelling Fire in a Crowded Political Theater

Texas Gov. George W. Bush, campaigning in the Northwest over the weekend, defended himself against accusations that his state is an environmental mess. He claimed that Texas’s air and water have become cleaner since he took office and that his administration has overseen the cleanup of more than 400 contaminated industrial sites. Bush said the […]

A Silent Spring in His Step

Al Gore called for a renewed commitment to environmental protection during a Saturday campaign stop at the Pennsylvania birthplace of environmental pioneer Rachel Carson. He spoke of how her groundbreaking book “Silent Spring” influenced his own evolution as an environmentalist, and noted that he has been attacked by polluting special interests for writing “Earth in […]

Ban Rolls Off

Content that new federal limits on catching swordfish will buoy the fish’s population, two environmental groups are ending their two-year campaign to convince restaurants not to serve swordfish. The National Marine Fisheries Service last week announced plans to close more than 100,000 square miles of the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean to pelagic longline […]