Articles by Grist staff

Quoth the Raven, "Endeavor More"

Unless we act quickly and decisively, one-third of the plant species on Earth could go extinct within 50 years, Peter Raven, director of the Missouri Botanical Garden, said yesterday at a conference of the International Botanical Congress in St. Louis, Mo. Among Raven’s recommendations is the creation of a new political entity, probably under the […]

A Buttload of Energy

The Department of Energy is putting $5 million into a project to transform manure, sewage, food wastes, and agricultural leftovers into electric power. A pilot plant is expected to process up to 100 tons a day of waste, which will be combined into a low-cost, energy-rich combustible slurry that could be used cleanly in conventional […]

Timber Sales Get the Ax

The feds broke the law when they awarded nine timber contracts in the Northwest that failed to protect rare and endangered species as stipulated under the Northwest Forest Plan, a federal judge ruled yesterday. The judge — the same one who halted timber sales over the northern spotted owl — sided with 13 enviro groups […]

Is It Time for Recess Yet, Mr. Vice President?

Vice Pres. Al Gore yesterday warned a group of fifth graders that more heat waves are likely in the future because of global warming and told the kids that Republicans in Congress were blocking funds that could help save the environment. Gore and Bill Nye, who hosts a TV science program for kids, unveiled new […]