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Congo Drummed
The Ebola virus may be wiping out a number of endangered western lowland gorillas in the conflict-torn border region between Gabon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. An Ebola […]
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Deep Thoughts
Japanese ingenuity may soon bring both potable water and clean energy to a number of periodically parched Pacific island nations, thanks to a new desalination technology that exploits the temperature […]
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Ready, Aim…
At least three and as many as nine oil wells were burning yesterday in Iraq’s Rumaila oil field, just north of the Kuwait border. News of the fires caused an […]
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Fish and Cheeps
Never mind doctors and drug dealers — there’s a new clientele for beepers: dolphins. If some lawmakers in the U.K. get their way, British fishing fleets will soon be required […]
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Trout Fishing in America
Environmental groups sued the Washington State Fish and Wildlife Department this week to prevent the springtime release of more than 5 million hatchery-born salmon in the Puget Sound area. The […]
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And other words from readers
Re: Oakless Creek Canyon Dear Editor: The Flagstaff, Ariz., project to protect expensive homes by removing possible (natural) fire hazards sounds to me like building on a floodplain. The […]
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A Note From Grist
The staff of Grist Magazine would like to express our deep sorrow about the onset of war in Iraq. We are gravely worried about the likely destruction of human lives, […]
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Arctic Refuge Protected, Senators Threatened
In what may be the most significant triumph for environmentalists since President Bush took office, the U.S. Senate voted yesterday against opening Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling. […]
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The Reformer in the Dell
Beginning on March 25, owners of outdated Dell personal computers will be able to treat them like glass, aluminum, plastic, and paper — by leaving them on the curb for […]
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What we don’t know about the toxic chemicals in our bodies
Scientists call the accumulation of chemical contaminants (such as PCBs, mercury, and pesticides) within a person’s body the “body burden.” Body burden is just a number, a concentration in parts […]
