Articles by Grist staff

Russia: Let Me Atom!

Russia sees a potential $15 billion enterprise in storing nuclear waste from around the world, and Russian officials will meet next week with Vice Pres. Al Gore and other U.S. officials to discuss the project. Under the plan, nations would pay as much as $1.5 million per metric ton to have an estimated 10,000 tons […]

Phew, I Feel Safer Already, Part II

The world’s 440 nuclear power plants are on track to deal with the millennium computer bug, the International Atomic Energy Agency said yesterday. The agency’s reviews of plants uncovered some “vulnerabilities” in data and monitoring systems, but the IAEA claims there are no problems related to safe operation of the plants. Meanwhile, the Norwegian environmental […]

Grime and Punishment

A Russian military and environmental journalist was acquitted yesterday of treason and espionage charges. Grigory Pasko was arrested and imprisoned in November 1997 after filing a report for a Japanese television station that purportedly showed Russian sailors dumping radioactive waste into the Sea of Japan. Prosecutors accused Pasko of selling military secrets, but Pasko says […]

Roundtable Still Benighted

The Business Roundtable, representing chief executives of more than 200 of the largest U.S. companies, yesterday called for a national summit to discuss ways business and government can speed the development of energy-efficient technologies. The group touted the great potential of new energy-related technologies to curb global warming and cut businesses’ production costs. The Roundtable […]