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  • Energy demand, greenhouse-gas emissions expected to soar, says report

    The International Energy Agency has released its annual World Energy Outlook, and it’s fair to say that the outlook is, um, not good. World energy demand is projected to surge by 55 percent by 2030, with China and India accounting for nearly half of that increase and China overtaking the U.S. as the globe’s primary […]

    Grist staff Climate & Energy

  • A handy tool to find your ideal presidential candidate

    I’ve got my ’08 candidate all picked out, but if your chad’s still hangin’ (so to speak), try out this handy tool to match you up with your ideal presidential candidate. It’s like those multiple-choice quizzes in Cosmo, but with less sex. Need more info on the candidates’ energy plans and environmental positions? Check out […]

    Grist staff Politics

  • How to recycle athletic shoes, iPods, mattresses, and other oddities

    Grist’s Katharine Wroth and Chip Giller appeared on NBC’s Today show on Tuesday, Nov. 6, telling Meredith Vieira how to recycle some of the odd and awkward items that you can’t put out in your curbside bin. Athletic Shoes Got a pair (or a pile) of old sneakers that are too gross and grotty to […]

    Grist staff Culture

  • Asbestos legislation watered down, disappointing activists

    Public-health advocates who in June praised legislation to ban asbestos now say the version passed by the Senate last month was watered down so significantly that they no longer support it. Thanks in large part to industry lobbying, many products containing cancer-causing asbestos wouldn’t be banned under the new version of the bill. Sen. Patty […]

    Grist staff Politics