Articles by Grist staff

Feds freeze new solar projects on public land, pending review

The Bush administration has put a moratorium on new solar projects on public land pending large-scale study of their environmental impacts, a process which could take about two years. Since 2005, over 130 solar-plant proposals have been filed for large-scale solar projects that together would cover some 1 million acres of BLM land, if approved. […]

Appeals court won’t force EPA to speed up CO2 decision

A federal appeals court has decided not to force the Bush administration to speed up its decision on whether carbon dioxide emissions endanger public health or welfare. The administration’s decision on CO2 is a necessary step in the process of regulating U.S. greenhouse-gas emissions from vehicles and industrial sources. Last year, the U.S. Supreme Court […]

Newt thinking on energy arousal (and domestic oil production)

"... when the American people are aroused, they can in fact coerce the Congress ..."

-- Newt Gingrich on "Energy Independence Day"

Snippets from the news

• Greens will sue EPA over haze in parks. • North Pole could be ice-free this summer. • Water crisis worsened by corruption. • Dairy industry will reduce carbon hoofprint. • Wisconsin board OKs plan to cut mercury emissions by 90 percent.