Articles by Grist staff

They're Multiplying Like Bunnies, I Tell You

Nonprofit organizations working on environmental, social, and economic issues have been springing up around the world in record numbers in recent years, bringing social and political change on local, national, and international levels. The nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) have had a major impact on everything from forest protection to human rights to the decommissioning of nuclear […]

Zed, last of his species, in "Out of the Frying Pan"

Grist for the Windmill

An Anglo-Dutch consortium plans to build the world’s tallest pair of offshore wind turbines this summer, in the North Sea one kilometer off England’s northeast coast. The partners, which include oil giant Royal/Dutch Shell, hope the pilot project will pave the way for a potential $9.6 billion investment in the area, considered to be Europe’s […]

Johnny Muir, Meet Johnny Cash

A growing trend in the conservation movement has enviros across the U.S. offering financial incentives to farmers and ranchers to protect land or endangered animals. In Indiana, the Nature Conservancy is giving some farmers an average of $3,000 to help them buy equipment needed for low-erosion tillage. In Nevada and Utah, several environmental groups are […]