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  • Snippets from the news

    • Most Californians now favor offshore drilling. • SoCal judge rules against natural-gas plants. • Researchers demonstrate improved fuel cell. • San Francisco may require businesses to help workers commute. • Feds will look into effect of pesticides on salmon. • Cement kilns release twice the mercury EPA thinks, say studies. • Groups seek limits […]

    Grist staff Uncategorized

  • Meet the eco-activist athletes who’ll be competing in Beijing

    Photo: Mansoor Ahmed/WireImage LeBron James, U.S., Basketball The Cavaliers’ superstar forward LeBron James not only passed Olympic muster this year, but also met SpongeBob SquarePants’ approval. The two celebs have teamed up as part of Nickelodeon’s Big Green Help campaign aimed at encouraging kids to go green.

    Grist staff Culture

  • Oil companies’ continued record profits tick off Democrats, consumers

    Major oil companies reported ginormous second-quarter profits this week, irking consumers and fueling harsh rhetoric from congressional Democrats. ExxonMobil reported a record-breaking profit of $11.68 billion — the highest of any U.S. company ever — besting its own previous record set in the first quarter of this year. Royal Dutch Shell raked in $11.56 billion, […]

    Grist staff Technology

  • EPA OKs giant coal plant on Navajo land in New Mexico

    After more than four years of deliberation, the U.S. EPA has bestowed an air permit to a proposed 600-acre coal plant on Navajo land in New Mexico. Announcing the step forward for the 1,500-megawatt Desert Rock Power Plant, the EPA noted that Navajo Nation leaders have “staunchly supported” the project since its inception — though […]

    Grist staff Climate & Energy