Articles by Grist staff

Johnny Rotten

ABC News yesterday reprimanded reporter John Stossel and suspended producer David Fitzpatrick for one month for their roles in a “20/20” report that questioned the safety and benefits of organic food, two days after the network acknowledged that the story contained false information. The report, broadcast in February and rerun in July, claimed that tests […]

Bobby's World

Ralph Nader’s contention that there is no difference between Al Gore and George W. Bush is “irresponsible” and his campaign threatens the environment by potentially tipping the election toward Bush, writes Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., in an op-ed in today’s New York Times. Kennedy, a lawyer for the Natural Resources Defense Council and one of […]

See You Later, Alligator

Scientists have been warning for years about shrinking amphibian populations, but now some researchers are saying that reptiles could be in even worse straits. Reptiles are in decline globally and a number of species face extinction, according to an article published in the journal Bioscience. For example, most species of sea turtles in warm oceans […]

Lighting Las Vegas

The U.S. government plans to boost the development of geothermal energy systems in Western states, with the aim of having 10 percent of the West’s electricity generated by the earth’s heat within 20 years, Energy Secretary Bill Richardson announced yesterday. Richardson detailed 21 partnerships between private industry and the Department of Energy to fund geothermal […]