Articles by Grist staff

Federal food-aid package promotes GMOs

A $770 million food-aid package proposed by the Bush administration may also aid U.S. agribiz, as the feds have slipped in language promoting the use of genetically modified crops in developing countries. Proponents of bioengineering say that GM crops are hardier in harsh climates and can produce higher yields; opponents say that just ain’t the […]

Snippets from the news

• Bush admin bars drilling near Alaska’s Lake Teshekpuk in exchange for OK to drill elsewhere. • Australian kangaroos may be culled after all. • Obesity contributes to global warming. • Climate change will lead to barbarization. • Illinois requires green cleaners in schools.

Conservative Christians launch skeptical climate campaign

Conservative religious leaders have launched a “We Get It!” campaign that just goes to prove that saying something doesn’t make it so. The campaign aims to gather a million signatures on a petition opposing climate-change action, with the argument that tackling global warming will hurt the world’s poor. “Our stewardship of creation must be based […]

Bush admin debuts final recovery plan for spotted owl

The Bush administration has released a final plan for helping out the northern spotted owl, after a prior plan was deemed to have been watered down by political interference. Critics admit the plan is an improvement over last year’s draft — which relied heavily on, ahem, taking out predator barred owls with shotguns — but […]