Articles by Grist staff

Old Coal Kings

Two senators from big coal-producing states are trying to thwart plans to mothball a coal-fired power plant that heats the U.S. Capitol and replace it with a system that uses cleaner natural gas and fuel oil. Capitol architect Alan Hantman had proposed the upgrade to the plant, which is among the most polluting facilities in […]

A Green and Pleasant Iceland

British supermarket company Iceland, the first supermarket chain to ban genetically modified foods, announced yesterday that it is investing more than $13 million in a push to make organic produce available to customers at prices comparable to those of foods grown with pesticides. Iceland has made deals to buy nearly 40 percent of the world’s […]

Snow Job?

About 160 U.S. ski resorts, including the nation’s 20 largest, have pledged to work on greening the ski industry by conserving energy and water and restricting sprawl. The resorts yesterday unveiled a first-of-its-kind “Sustainable Slopes” charter that lays out dozens of rules governing resort management and construction of new facilities. The charter calls for high-density […]

Trump L'oil

French citizens are calling for the government to crack down on oil tankers that travel through French waters, reacting to a devastating December 1999 spill that dumped 19,000 tons of oil off the nation’s Atlantic coast. The accident, which some are calling France’s own “Exxon Valdez,” could cost some $1 billion in cleanup expenses and […]