Articles by Grist staff

What, Snarl Traffic in L.A.? Impossible!

A number of environmentalists plan to join other activists in Los Angeles this August in hopes of disrupting the Democratic National Convention. Inspired by the World Trade Organization protests in Seattle last year and the World Bank and International Monetary Fund protests in Washington, D.C., last month, demonstrators intend to march, tie up traffic, make […]

Off-Road Hogs

Off-road vehicles (ORVs) pose the fastest growing threat to America’s wild areas and should be banned from federal lands, the Wilderness Society says in a report released yesterday. The report lists the 15 most endangered wildlands in the U.S., many of which the group says are threatened by ORVs as well as by logging, mining, […]

Beyond a Shadow of a Drought

January through April 2000 was the hottest such four-month period ever recorded in the U.S., according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Seventy percent of the country was much warmer than usual during the period, while less than 1 percent was significantly cooler than usual. Drought has hit much of the Midwestern U.S. this […]

Nader As Vote Raider?

Ralph Nader’s presidential campaign under the Green Party banner, which is attracting a growing number of environmentalists and labor union members, could cause headaches for Al Gore and give a boost to George W. Bush. Friends of the Earth has suggested that it might endorse Nader, and the United Auto Workers union has praised Nader […]