Articles by Grist staff

Groups announce voluntary carbon standard for offset market

In an attempt to rebut accusations that buying and selling carbon offsets amounts to a whole lotta nothin’, a coalition of three groups has announced new voluntary standards for the international offset market. The standard attempts to verify that money spent on carbon offsets goes directly to a project that does indeed help the climate. […]

California sues over lead-tainted toys

The state of California, which never met an environmental fustercluck it didn’t want to litigate, has filed a lawsuit accusing 20 companies — including Mattel and Toys R Us — of making or selling products containing “unlawful quantities of lead.”

Midwestern governors sign greenhouse-gas reduction pact, and more

Read the articles mentioned at the end of the podcast: Breaking News: Climate Changing Is It Hump Day Already? We Love It When This Happens! The Consent of the Governors Don’t Cry Over Labeled Milk Stakes on a Plane Read the articles mentioned at the end of the podcast: Thanks for the Recipes Bough Wow […]

Busting ethanol market bad news for investors

The U.S. ethanol boom has been brought up short by market glut, making corn-based fuel “2007’s worst energy investment,” a Bloomberg News Service article declared today. President Bush made ethanol a centerpiece of his energy plan and lavished it with subsidies; ethanol distilleries that went up quickly in anticipation are now having to shut down. […]