Articles by Grist staff

Climate change has it out for transportation infrastructure, says report

Climate change is likely to wreak havoc on U.S. transportation infrastructure, according to a report released Tuesday by the National Research Council. Think bridge joints weakened by too-high temperatures, flooded tunnels, shipping disrupted by heavy storms, roads threatened by erosion, and much, much more! Coastal regions are likely to be especially hard hit, as more […]

Concerned about air, world-record holder will not run Olympic marathon

Marathon world-record holder Haile Gebrselassie will not compete in his favored event at the Beijing Olympics this summer over fears that polluted air will damage his health. The Ethiopian runner, who has exercise-induced asthma, will try to qualify for the Games in the 10,000-meter race instead. Other athletes have expressed similar concerns about the breathability […]

Bush talks up nukes at renewable-energy meeting, Grand Canyon flood released, and more

Read the articles mentioned at the end of the podcast: Everything Old, and Nukes Again Leave Us a Loan A River Runs Through It A Climate of Fear Murrelet My Habitat Go Read the articles mentioned at the end of the podcast: Cash and Carroty The Bees’ Needs The Company He Keeps

A family-friendly review of six eco-toothpastes

Aiming for greener whites. Photo: iStockphoto When it came time to test out eco-toothpastes for this column, I knew just whom to call: my sister, her husband, and their two boys. As a rule, their household purchasing — and philosophy — tends to straddle the eco/non-eco line, and toothpaste is no exception: two of them […]