Articles by Grist staff

No More Sing Sing for Ling Ling

China yesterday announced plans to release giant pandas born and raised in captivity into the wild in an effort to boost the population of the endangered species. Under a pilot program to be launched in 2005, two to three giant pandas are expected to be released each year, the first such releases ever attempted. Only […]

Greenhouse Costs a Bunch of Hot Air

Fighting global warming might cost the U.S. and other industrialized nations far less than most analysts have predicted, according to a new study in today’s issue of the journal Nature. Previous estimates of the cost of complying with the Kyoto climate change treaty have focused almost exclusively on reducing emissions of carbon dioxide, the main […]

2007: A Truck Odyssey

The EPA yesterday proposed new rules designed to cut emissions of soot and smog-causing pollutants by up to 90 percent from heavy-duty commercial trucks and super-large sport utility vehicles. The proposal aims to close a loophole that exempts the largest SUVs, such as the Ford Excursion and Chevy Suburban, from meeting the same emissions requirements […]

Tung Lashing

Hong Kong’s chief executive announced plans yesterday to spend almost $4 billion over the next decade to clean up the territory’s polluted environment and make the city “a green model for Asia.” Tung Chee-hwa, giving his third annual policy address, said the city would crack down on owners of dirty, diesel-powered vehicles, add pollution-control devices […]