Articles by Grist staff

John Edwards encourages Americans to give up SUVs

John Edwards told a labor group that if he were president, he would encourage Americans to give up their SUVs. Ballsy!

Drinking water across the globe contaminated by arsenic, says research

Some 137 million people across the globe unknowingly consume water with unsafe levels of arsenic, according to new research. The odorless, tasteless chemical occurs naturally in soil, but also reaches drinking water from agricultural and industrial sources and the vials of paperback-mystery villains. Arsenic can lead to lung, bladder, and skin cancer and is “the […]

Crushed glass may help replenish Florida beaches

In order to deal with the constant erosion of Florida’s beaches, one county has decided to stop building outrageously expensive real estate so close to the water’s edge it practically begs nature to destroy it. Ha, ha. Just kidding. Actually they’re looking into replenishing beaches with recycled beer bottles, crushed, of course, into tiny sand-size […]

China’s one-child policy reduces population, helps climate

Perhaps a wee bit sensitive about being vilified for its excessive impact on climate change, China has pointed out that its one-child policy, instituted in the late 1970s, has kept 300 million consumers off of the planet.