Articles by Grist staff

Seaing Is Believing

The world’s oceans have warmed dramatically over the past 40 years, according to a major new study by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, published today in the journal Science. The study of long-term ocean temperature data, the first of its kind to be conducted on a global scale, confirms what many scientists have long […]

Double, Double, Oil and Trouble

Violence and acts of sabotage against the oil industry are escalating in Nigeria, where poor citizens are protesting environmental destruction caused by oil companies and demanding a fair share of the vast riches being sucked out of the ground. Community activists, fed up with the air and water pollution that harms fishing and farming, stage […]

Ragging on Maple Leafs

Canada’s biggest polluters are spewing more greenhouse gases than ever, despite promises that they would clean up their act. The country’s 15 most prolific producers of greenhouse gases emitted 7 percent more in 1997 than in 1990, according to a study by the Pembina Institute for Appropriate Development. “The data as a whole shows that […]

Thinke Minke

Giant pandas, Sumatran rhinoceroses, tigers, and Tibetan antelopes made the World Wildlife Fund’s list of the 10 most-wanted species this year, animals that are endangered because of the multi-billion-dollar illegal wildlife trade. Despite international efforts to combat trade in endangered species, WWF says business is booming, with some $2 billion to $3 billion in sales […]