Articles by Grist staff

First Slick Willy, Now Slick Al

Vice Pres. Al Gore has accepted more than $80,000 in campaign contributions from employees of fossil fuel companies, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, making it likely that he will surpass the $130,000 that Pres. Clinton received from such interests in the last presidential race. These contributions make some enviros nervous, but they have […]

Super-Ultra-Excellent-Stupendous News

Nissan announced yesterday that it will introduce the world’s first super-ultra-low-emissions vehicle in California next year. The 2000 model year Sentra compact sedan has a four-cylinder engine, a super-efficient catalytic converter, and a system that eliminates evaporative emissions from unburned fuel. Nissan says the car will produce fewer total emissions during a 20-mile trip than […]

Roof of the World Springs a Leak?

A third hole in the world’s ozone layer may appear above Tibet, according to scientists. An international delegation of experts from environmental groups has visited the region to study patterns of disease and changes in plants and wildlife that might be connected with depletion of the ozone layer. Holes in the ozone layer have already […]

Bad Reaction

The operators of the vast majority of commercial nuclear power plants in the U.S. have reported to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission that their systems might not function as required during an emergency, according to an analysis of government data by Critical Mass, a nuclear safety group. Of 111 reactors licensed between 1996 and 1999, 102 […]