Articles by Grist staff

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 […]

Canadians fear U.S. energy bill clause could disallow oil-sands exports

A clause in the recently passed U.S. energy bill could be interpreted to prevent the U.S. from sourcing fuel from Canada’s oil sands, putting Canadian officials all in a tizzy. Section 526 of the Energy Independence and Security Act prohibits the U.S. government from purchasing alternative fuels with higher lifecycle greenhouse-gas emissions than conventional petroleum. […]

Australia’s ratification of the Kyoto Protocol comes into force

Australia’s ratification of the Kyoto Protocol came into force on Tuesday. While the Aussies have the second-highest greenhouse-gas emissions per capita in the developed world, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd waxed optimistic, saying the country is on track to meet its Kyoto-suggested emissions-reduction targets. “From today, Australia officially becomes part of the global solution on climate […]