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Chris Baines, British freelance enviro

Chris Baines is a “freelance environmentalist” who lives in Wolverhampton, U.K., two hours north of London by train. He spends...

Grist staff Uncategorized November 15, 1999

Sex sells, but can it save the planet?

Dr. Susan M. Block is not your typical crusader for endangered species. Sure, peace signs dangle from her ears —...

Erik Ness Uncategorized September 30, 1999

Tom Turner reviews Transforming Electricity by Walt Patterson

Walt Patterson is a physicist by training, an entertaining and lucid writer (he seldom misses a chance at wordplay -- note the title of this book), a fan of jazz and baseball and real ale, and an incisive popularizer of important but complicated matters. And yes, he's my friend. Remind me to tell you some day about several hours we spent years ago in the bookstores on and near Telegraph Ave. in Berkeley, scouring dusty shelves for out-of-print popular books on atomic energy, The Atom Is Your Friend and such.

Tom Turner Climate & Energy July 21, 1999

Endless Summer?

It’s August, Washington is on vacation, and your faithful columnist has just returned from four blissful days soaking up sweet...

Ben White Politics August 12, 1999

Raul Alvarez, PODER and Sierra Club Lone Star Chapter

Raul Alvarez is transportation coordinator for People Organized in Defense of Earth and her Resources (PODER), an environmental justice group...

Grist staff Uncategorized August 23, 1999

Greens Mourn Brown

Americans have been transfixed these last few days by the passing of a dazzling cultural icon, son of one of...

Ben White Politics July 23, 1999

Park and Ride

Officials in Grand Canyon National Park recently broke ground on a new light-rail system that will completely change transportation inside...

Grist staff Uncategorized June 21, 1999

Shark Attack

The 1990s have seen a big rise in the popularity of shark fin meat, and fishers are capitalizing on the...

Grist staff Uncategorized June 17, 1999

A Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine

They are intrepid: Navigator, Explorer, Expedition, Blazer. They are virile and exotic: Bronco, Cherokee, Laredo, Tahoe. They are your friends:...

Ben White Politics July 15, 1999

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