Articles by Grist staff

Nations launch new combined effort to save mountain gorillas

The three African nations that still have mountain gorilla populations have agreed to cooperate on a new plan to save the critically endangered primates. Rwanda, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo hatched a 10-year program to enhance security in the parks and forests that the gorillas call home, as well as other measures. […]

Wolverine goes green in new movie

Marvel at this: X-Men Origins: Wolverine will be an environmentally friendly production. This fourth movie based on the Marvel Comics characters is currently being filmed in New Zealand, and the producers have agreed to work with the local Queenstown Lakes District Council on a "green screen" initiative. As part of the project, the council will […]

Mayor urges Londoners to boycott bottled water

London Mayor Ken Livingstone has joined the anti-bottle brigade, exhorting Londoners to drink from the sink and declaring that bottled water served to restaurant patrons costs 500 times more than tap water and is 300 times more damaging to the environment.

Sunscreen may be contributing to coral bleaching, Lake Mead could run out of water by 2021, and more

Read the articles mentioned at the end of the podcast: Réservez, S’il Vous Plait The Lotion in the Ocean Put Your Hyde in Park Dead Mead The Velorution Will Be Incentivized Read the articles mentioned at the end of the podcast: My Three Sins The Wonder Down Under