Articles by Grist staff

Magnificent, Seven!

Enviros and other activists yesterday kicked off more than a week of protests against corporate globalization in Washington, D.C., with the goal of disrupting meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund this Sunday and Monday. Seven protestors were arrested yesterday, including Brent Blackwelder, president of Friends of the Earth, and John Passacantando, executive […]

Your Aiken Heart

The Pacific Gas and Electric Co. maneuvered to have psychiatrists find “paranoid delusions” in a manager because he complained publicly about safety and other problems at the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant, the Department of Labor has concluded. For years, Neil Aiken complained about problems at the plant near San Luis Obispo, Calif. In April […]

Greedy and Shellfish

Enviros are hailing a decision by Mexican environmental officials to reject a controversial proposal for a tourist resort on San Quintin Bay, a pristine inlet 185 miles south of the U.S. border. The federal National Ecology Institute, which reviews the environmental impact of projects proposed for undeveloped areas, gave a negative assessment to the $700 […]

Oh Yeah, Canada

Canadian Environment Minister David Anderson today will introduce long-awaited endangered species legislation that calls for five-year jail terms for individuals who kill endangered species or destroy critical habitat. The measure would also allow for fines of up to $170,000 for individuals and $684,000 for corporations that violate the law. At present, Canada has no law […]