Articles by Grist staff

Schools across the U.S. go green

Perhaps in an attempt to prepare students for an eco-college experience, many elementary, middle, and high schools are getting in on the green-building trend. Sixty schools across the U.S. have been certified by the U.S. Green Building Council, and 360 more are waiting to have applications approved; in 2000, only four schools applied for certification. […]

Six explosions rock oil and gas pipelines in Mexico

In what appears to have been a string of politically motivated attacks, explosions rocked at least six oil and natural-gas pipelines in Mexico’s state of Veracruz on Monday. The pipelines that were hit are all owned by Mexico’s petro-monopoly Pemex and occurred at opposite ends of Veracruz state. Some 15,000 people were evacuated from various […]

Founder of The Body Shop dies of a brain hemorrhage at age 64

Anita Roddick, the pioneering founder of The Body Shop, has died. Roddick was dubbed the “Queen of Green” for her trailblazing environmentally friendly, humane business practices that made her a leader in her native England and around the world. “Businesses have the power to do good,” Roddick wrote on the company’s website. Roddick opened her […]

Penguins in peril, Navy allowed to test underwater sonar, and more

Read the articles mentioned at the end of the podcast: Whale Meets Its Makah Play It Again, Uncle Sam Put Some More Lead on the Barbie Ursine of the Times All Dressed Up and No Place to Go Read the articles mentioned at the end of the podcast: A Summer Send-Off Nothing to Sneeze At […]