Articles by Grist staff

But Picnickers Get More Sunlight and Less Bird Doo-Doo

The Atlantic rainforest of northeastern Brazil, one of the world’s most species-rich tropical rainforests, is in serious trouble, according to an article by Brazilian scientists in the journal Nature. Ecological processes like seed dispersal and pollination are being disrupted and may lead to the extinction of 34 percent of the region’s tree species, said researcher […]

Compassionate Conservatism = Dead Fish

GOP presidential contender George W. Bush told residents of Washington state yesterday that four dams on the lower Snake River in southeastern Washington should not be breached to help save wild salmon, a position that puts him at odds with enviros. Bush’s challenger, Sen. John McCain (R), said last week that he would not rule […]

The Coroner Ruled It a Mass Suicide

Pollution may have caused the deaths of up to 50,000 flamingos on Kenya’s Lake Bogoria, which has the biggest concentration of flamingos in the world, conservationists say. Gideon Motelin of Kenya’s Egerton University conducted tests on some of the corpses littering the shores of the lake and found that they contained nine or 10 heavy […]

Amelie Van Den Bos, Global Village of Beijing

Amelie Van Den Bos is program coordinator for Global Village of Beijing (GVB), and she is helping to organize Earth Day 2000 in China. Monday, 28 Feb 2000 BEIJING, China This week Global Village of Beijing (GVB) is fortunate to have Denis Hayes, chairman of the Earth Day Network, as a guest. GVB is a […]