Articles by Grist staff

Goody, Two Shoes!

Nike says it is incorporating the environment into its decision-making, and even Greenpeace cautiously agrees that the company seems to be moving in the right direction. Nike says that by 2001, nine of 10 shoes it manufactures will be made without toxic glues, cleaners, or solvents. The company has also pledged to find an alternative […]

Pesticide labels contradict local waste laws

As another summer eases into autumn, many of us are now enjoying the rewards of a season of gardening. We proudly face the August dilemma of figuring out what to do with all those tomatoes and zucchinis that are the result of our digging, planting, and weeding earlier in the season. More than a few […]

Take a Walkerton on the Wild Side

Pressured by public anger over the deaths of six people in May from an E. coli outbreak in the water system of Walkerton, Ontario, the provincial government promised yesterday to spend $162 million to upgrade water systems and sewage treatment plants. Officials also announced new regulations to monitor and control the quality of drinking water. […]

Aussie-some

Enviros and other activists are making plans to disrupt a September meeting of the World Economic Forum in Melbourne, Australia, in the spirit of the Seattle protests last year against the World Trade Organization. Green groups, including Friends of the Earth, are joining with labor activists and others concerned about the negative impacts of global […]