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  • Overfishing drove Somali fishers to piracy

    Pirates involved in the high-profile hijacking of an arms shipment off the coast of Somalia said recently that they were driven to piracy by overfishing. In 1991, the country’s government collapsed and patrols that had guarded against international plunder of Somalia’s tuna-rich waters suddenly stopped. Commercial fishers from around the world rushed in and decimated […]

    Grist staff Politics

  • Snippets from the news

    • Mayors envision 4.2 million new green jobs. • Investment in cleantech continues to soar. • Greenpeace and Sierra Club Canada: Don’t vote Tory. • Climate change could kill off one-third of species by 2100, say scientists. • Coca-Cola lightens cans in Europe. • IKEA bags bags.

    Grist staff Uncategorized

  • CFLs can increase mercury pollution in some areas, study finds

    Energy-saving compact fluorescent lightbulbs can lead to an increase in mercury pollution in some regions, according to a new study published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology. The study looked at mercury emissions in 130 countries and all 50 U.S. states to determine what role CFLs, which contain mercury, may have in upping mercury […]

    Grist staff Culture

  • Bush signs off on $25 billion loan to Big Auto

    President Bush on Tuesday signed a $630 billion spending bill that includes a $25 billion loan to the struggling auto industry. (Bush’s sign-off also marks the expiration of the offshore-drilling ban and keeps the federal government funded through Mar. 6, 2009.) The loan package — the biggest federal subsidy for Big Auto since the feds […]

    Grist staff Technology