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Muggles Get It Right, for Once

The Canadian edition of “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” — to be released later this month as...

Grist staff Culture June 9, 2003

Come on Baby, Fire My Light

Compact fluorescent light bulbs, those money- and energy-saving improvements on the old-fashioned incandescent variety, are extraordinarily popular in Wisconsin. About...

Grist staff Uncategorized June 4, 2003

Ford Gored

The Sierra Club hopes to embarrass Ford Motor Co. with ads slated to run in the New York Times and...

Grist staff Cities June 3, 2003

Bottleneck

Evian, Perrier, Poland Spring — bottled water has become ubiquitous in the U.S., and the resultant plastic containers are posing...

Grist staff Uncategorized May 28, 2003

Michelle Nijhuis reviews Libby, Montana by Andrea Peacock

It's never been easy to make a living in Libby, Mont. Citizens in this town of 12,000, tucked into the dense, damp conifer forests of northwestern Montana, have long scraped by on seasonal logging jobs and other sporadic work. So in the 1920s, when local entrepreneur Edward Alley discovered that a nearby vermiculite deposit yielded an efficient, lightweight insulation and fireproofing material, Libbyites were thrilled.

Michelle Nijhuis Climate & Energy July 2, 2003

Low Riders

The average fuel efficiency of the nation’s cars and trucks hit a 22-year low of 20.4 miles per gallon during...

Grist staff Uncategorized May 6, 2003

Jill Rosenblum, The Natural Step

Jill Rosenblum is director of communications and outreach for the U.S. office of The Natural Step, an international research and...

Grist staff Uncategorized June 16, 2003

And other words from readers

Re: Fishy Business Dear Editor: I’m shocked that you would choose to criticize Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) for tacking...

Grist staff Uncategorized May 1, 2003

Grilling Me Softly

As spring comes to the Northern Hemisphere, people all over are hauling out the yard furniture and shlepping barbeques out...

Grist staff Uncategorized March 19, 2003

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