Articles by Grist staff

Stick It Where the Sun Do Shine

Groovy new battery could change the way energy is stored A type of battery created by Ford Motor Co. in the 1960s for use in electric cars could help utilities around the world. Sodium-sulfur batteries provide efficient energy storage, and could reduce the need for new transmission lines, substations, and power plants. The new generation […]

Also, Could You Paint Tom Sawyer’s Fence?

South Korea ships oil to North Korea in nuke-shutdown deal South Korea will ship oil to North Korea next week as part of a six-nation agreement reached in February that trades energy aid for a shutdown of the North’s main nuclear facility. Funny story, though: North Korea hasn’t shut down the reactor. But it totally […]

Look, We Made a Book!

Grist hawks its first book, Wake Up and Smell the Planet Attention Grist fans: we’re pleased to announce that we’re making our first foray into fiber-space. This fall, your favorite bits of Grist — including sage green-living advice, creative ideas from readers, and all manner of educational and entertaining prose — will be printed in […]

That’s a Mighty Full Circular File

Faced with rampant pollution, China reports increase in citizen protests The sorry state of air and water quality in China has led to rising public protests, says a top environment agent there — and citizens and officials alike are urging the country to crack down on polluters. In the first five months of 2007, the […]