Articles by Grist staff

Mounties Always Get Their Species

Canada’s new environment minister, David Anderson, has outlined a tough proposal that would criminalize the destruction of habitat for endangered species. Canada currently has no law protecting endangered species, and an endangered species bill introduced by the Liberal Party in 1996 was harshly criticized by more than 600 Canadian scientists because it only protected habitat […]

Follow the Leader

Throughout Pres. Clinton’s summer vacation, he’ll be followed by radio and print ads urging him to permanently ban road-building on up to 60 million acres of wild roadless national forest land. A $100,000 media blitz by the Heritage Forests Campaign will pay for 180 radio spots in Massachusetts, hoping to catch Clinton’s ear while he […]

Re-Tire-Ment Benefits

Australian researchers say they have developed a highly efficient way to recycle car and truck tires to produce a rubber composite that could be used in shoe soles, car components, building products, coatings, sealants, and containers for hazardous waste. The researchers at Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization say their discovery could help deal […]

We're Not Out of the Woods Yet

Governments around the world are failing to protect forests, and drastic action must be taken to curb commercial logging, according to a new report produced by a coalition of major international environmental groups. Logging threatens wildlife, exacerbates climate change, and causes flooding, soil erosion, and fire, the report says. Even selective logging, it says, causes […]