U.S. continues to stonewall climate progress ahead of G8 summit
29 May 2007 at 11:05am
In the diplomatic scramble leading up to next week’s G8 summit, there are two sides: the Bush administration and the rest of the world. The burning issue, of course, is climate change. Following weeks of grumbling from both sides, leaked documents show that U.S. red pens have slashed a draft …
Warren G. Stone, green religious leader, answers Grist’s questions
29 May 2007 at 6:05pm
So a rabbi walks into an interview … and inspires with his wit, passion, and wisdom. Rabbi Warren G. Stone has made quite an impact on the green world: he serves at a sustainable temple, has testified before Congress, and represented Jewish groups at the 1997 climate-change talks in Kyoto, …
Congress considers legislation that would give coal a boost
29 May 2007 at 11:05am
What if there was a liquid fuel with the potential to produce nearly twice as many greenhouse gases as petroleum? And it would cost nearly four times as much to build a processing plant for this fuel as for petroleum? You’d say no thanks. But Congress is saying yes please …
Find out which companies are going beyond green
29 May 2007 at 11:05am
As a model who’s devoting her career to the eco cause, Summer Rayne Oakes has an up close and personal view of which trends are taking off and which ones are, well, lying in a crumpled pile on the floor. Today she offers her take on “ethical fashion,” a movement …
U.S. schools betting on benefits of going green
29 May 2007 at 11:05am
When we were kids, the only thing green about our schools was the vomit-hued paint on the bathroom walls. But times change, and these days, schools across the U.S. are incorporating green features that save money, improve student performance, and help protect the planet. The trend is growing so much …