Articles by Grist staff

Bombard Deer?

Lockheed Martin plans to do its part to help curb global warming by bombing the earth with saplings. The company will convert warplanes, initially developed to drop landmines, and use them to bombard the ground with biodegradable metal cones carrying tree shoots. Once the devices hit the ground, they should explode and the trees should […]

Sea Sick

Marine life is increasingly threatened by diseases, in part because of climate change and pollution, according to research published in the journal Science. Pollution from chemicals like organochlorides can weaken marine species’ immune systems, and the long-term warming trend in the ocean, as well as other human disruptions of the marine environment, are exacerbating the […]

Brazil, You're Fired

In Brazil, “slash and burn” fires set by farmers are raging out of control and covering many areas with a thick haze, sending children to hospitals with respiratory infections. August and September are the burning season in Brazil, when farmers and ranchers set fire to brush to clear land for planting or pasture; because it’s […]

What a Tangled Web

Documents at the center of a Ford lawsuit about a website reveal that the automaker is developing technologies to improve the fuel economy of its trucks by as much as 15 percent and meet tougher proposed federal auto-emissions rules. Ford is suing a website operator who posted the detailed documents online, saying they were stolen. […]