Articles by Grist staff

WSJ produces special environment report

The Wall Street Journal has a special environment report today, leading with an overview of the business end of the current rush to go green. With additional articles covering home energy-efficiency audits, hybrid economics, green building, and more, the whole package is worth a look.

Vicious attack ends up undermining Russian environmental movement

A vicious attack on anti-nuclear protesters in Russia this summer has had the unexpected outcome of undermining the country’s environmental movement, after the son of a high-profile green leader confessed to having a role in the melee. Marina Rikhvanova had been successful at inspiring grassroots activism in Russia — particularly against the government’s plans to […]

European Parliament votes to require car ads include warnings on CO2 emissions

The European Parliament recently voted that car ads must include warnings on vehicle CO2 emissions. If the rule successfully negotiates the rest of the European Union legislative process, 20 percent of a car ad would have to warn or educate consumers about the CO2 emitted from the vehicles advertised, as well as their fuel consumption. […]

Nearly one-third of world’s primates at risk of extinction, report says

About 29 percent of the world’s 394 primate species are at risk of extinction, according to a report by the World Conservation Union. Threats to primates include hunting for primate meat and bones, the trade in wildlife body parts, and habitat destruction mostly from logging and clearing land for agriculture. The report focused on the […]