Articles by Grist staff

Recycle your jeans at Aéropostale

While hiding from Seattle’s rainy grayness yesterday, I happened upon an interesting window display at teeny-bop-shop Aéropostale. In bright green letters, the sign urged passersby to recycle their denim as part of the store’s Teens for Jeans campaign. The project aims to give gently used jeans to homeless teens across the country — and Aéropostale […]

U.K. ethical funds investing in pseudo-green companies, says report

Idealistic views of socially responsible investment funds are misplaced, according to a new report from British independent financial adviser Holden & Partners. An assessment of all SRI funds open to private investors in the U.K. found that while such funds do screen out companies with highly objectionable policies, many still end up offering stock in […]

Grammys go green(ish)

Between a late-night dinner with a friend and finally watching Thursday’s taped episode of Lost, I caught about five minutes of last night’s Grammy Awards show (the five minutes of Brad Paisley singing "I’d like to check you for ticks …" — a strangely compelling song). But I was pleased this morning to see that […]

Bush will sign economic stimulus bill sans green incentives

President Bush will sign an economic stimulus bill Wednesday, meaning you may have a check winging your way after tax time. Not included in the bill: funding for clean-energy credits and green jobs, which were dropped from the Senate version after narrowly failing to get enough votes. Undeterred, Democrats in the House of Representatives may […]