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Iguana Be Alone!
Eighteen months ago, a grounded tanker spilled 150,000 gallons of diesel and bunker fuel into the waters around the famed Galapagos Islands. Luckily, shifting winds sent most of the fuel […]
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Thumbs Down Under
Elsewhere in depressing but predictable climate change news, Australia rejected the Kyoto Protocol today, saying it would not ratify unless the U.S. did so as well, and unless developing nations […]
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Money Doesn’t Grow on Tree Huggers
Dang, Grist readers, y’all had such an amazingly generous response to yesterday’s fundraising plea that we thought we’d better do it again. So here goes: For those of you who […]
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Who’s the Unfairest of Them All
A major gas field development in the Arctic Circle’s Barents Sea has won official approval from the European Free Trade Area, much to the dismay of environmentalists. Norway’s state-owned energy […]
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Diet Ops for Diet
Following in the footsteps of the European Union, Japan ratified the Kyoto Protocol on climate change today, becoming the 73rd country to commit to curbing greenhouse gas emissions. Japan had […]
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Give It Up
Check your calendars: There’s one month left until the Fourth of July, 17 days until the summer solstice, 12 days until Father’s Day … and just four days left to […]
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Whale Killers
The killer whale population has declined 20 percent since 1995, and scientists think they’ve found one of the reasons why: whale watchers. The motorized boats that serve whale-watchers disrupt the […]
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Golden State Worriers
A large portion of the American are at risk of developing cancer from exposure to any of 32 common toxic chemicals, according to the first nationwide study of the toxins, […]
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The Answer, My Friends
The biggest wind-energy meeting ever held in the U.S. opened today in Portland, Ore. Industry-watchers say the large turnout — more than 1,500 people have registered for the three-day conference […]
