Articles by Grist staff

Get on the Bus

Enviros and other critics of the World Trade Organization are launching a $40,000 outdoor advertising blitz in Seattle to get people thinking about the negative consequences of trade liberalization, as trade leaders from around the world prepare to gather in Seattle later this month for a WTO meeting. Fifteen groups, including the Earthjustice Legal Defense […]

If At First You Don't Succeed, Buy Ad Time

Worried about mounting resistance to genetically modified (GM) foods, the giants of biotechnology are channeling tens of millions of dollars into massive lobbying and marketing campaigns to counter their critics. Until recently, biotech companies were reluctant to respond to critics because they wanted to avoid making GM foods an issue, but now that opposition is […]

Climate Change Driving Us Buggy

Public health experts warn that as climate change becomes more serious, humans are likely to be hit by an increasing number of health problems, ranging from heat strokes to infectious diseases. Milder winters and increased flooding could help insects breed and extend their ranges, perhaps leading to more tick-borne infections like Lyme disease. Mosquitoes in […]

Young and the Restless

Two longtime Congressional enemies — Reps. Don Young (R-Alaska) and George Miller (D-Calif.) — teamed up yesterday to successfully push a bill through the House Resources Committee that would earmark about $2.9 billion dollars in offshore oil drilling royalties each year for environmental protection. The money, some $2.5 billion more than is currently spent from […]