Articles by Grist staff

Bump in Grinding

Chip mills are driving up logging in North Carolina, according to early results from a two-year government-commissioned study of the mills’ environmental and economic impact. About 140 chip mills have opened up in the South in the past decade, and enviros say they are dramatically changing the timber industry, leading to increased clear-cutting, and enticing […]

Zed, last of his species, in "At the End of His Rope"

Kernel Clink

The U.S. EPA put new restrictions Friday on the growing of genetically modified corn, responding belatedly to concerns that genetically modified crops may be causing ecological disruptions. Under the new rules, farmers who cultivate genetically engineered Bt corn, which produces its own insecticide, will be required to plant at least 20 percent of their acreage […]

I Know What You Did Last, Summers

Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers said yesterday that a major lesson from last month’s failed World Trade Organization meeting in Seattle is that any new trade discussions must address the issues of environmental regulation, worker rights, and child labor. Summers made his remarks to corporate executives in Bombay, the business capital of India, an audience that […]