Articles by Grist staff

Josie Maran launches eco-cosmetics line, ends dance career

Model Josie Maran may not have made it past the first round of Dancing With the Stars last night, but she’s got plenty else to celebrate this month — including the launch of her eponymous eco-conscious cosmetics line. Available (for now) at Barneys New York and San Francisco, Josie’s line includes products with carefully chosen […]

Britain will phase out incandescent light bulbs

Britain announced a voluntary initiative today that will phase out traditional incandescent light bulbs in the country by 2011. Officials predict that phasing in compact fluorescent lights will keep up to 5.5 million tons of carbon dioxide a year out of the atmosphere. Brilliant! “Britain is leading the way in getting rid of energy-guzzling light […]

Michigan Rep. John Dingell drafts a carbon-tax bill

Michigan Rep. John Dingell (D) has drafted a carbon-tax bill and posted a summary to his website to solicit public feedback. In its current form, Dingell’s legislation would phase in over five years a $50-per-ton tax on carbon and a tax of 50 cents per gallon on gasoline and jet fuel (after five years the […]

Eleven new plant and animal species identified in Vietnam, face uncertain future

Eleven new species of plants and animals have been identified in Vietnam in the Thua Thien Hue province. The species — a snake, two butterflies, five orchids (three of them leafless), and three other plants — are believed to be exclusive to the country, but unfortunately their futures already look bleak. “All these species are […]