Archive: May 2012
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Teen makes prom dress out of 5,000 soda can tabs
This Colorado high school junior spent five months making the dress.
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President Bartlet wants you to go for a walk
If you worked in President Bartlet’s White House, you would not have to worry about dying an early death from sitting all day, because the West Wing staffers are always walking! And talking! And walk-and-talking! About things like how no one realizes that the president actually can’t fix gas prices. And after you watch this […]
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Humans and dolphins conspire to kill fish
Off the coast of Brazil, dolphins and humans have been working together to snare mullet since 1847. Ed Yong reports at Discover Magazine: The dolphins drive the mullet towards the fishermen, who stand waist-deep in water holding nets. The humans cannot see the fish through the turbid water. They must wait for their accomplices. As […]
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Meatpacking plant turns into net-zero-energy vertical farm
Soon, a former meatpacking plant in Chicago will replace carcasses and rendering vats with bakers and brewers and fish farmers and mushroom growers. The Plant (ho ho, a double meaning!) is gathering together a bunch of food-makers to create a self-sustaining system in the 93,500-square-foot abandoned space. As Fast Company reports, a former meatpacking plant […]
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Critical List: Natural gas bigwig steps down as company chair; new coral reefs
Aubrey McClendon, chair of the natural gas company Chesapeake Energy, is giving up his role as chairman (but will remain CEO). McClendon faced criticism for mixing his personal finances with the company’s business. More Indonesian palm oil plantations are going on peatland, which means more intensive carbon emissions, which means … well, you guys know […]
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Is the ‘obesity lobby’ winning?
A closer look at how lobbying from the processed food industry is reshaping kids' health -- literally.
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High-fructose corn syrup and autism: The paper’s authors respond
Of "causes" and "risk factors," "macroepigenetic models" and "total loads."
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Get your ass on that bike!
In honor of National Bike Month, Grist challenges you to ride your bike to work. And we've got a few pearls of wisdom to help get you started.
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Help! Grist’s been struck by a curse [VIDEO]
Grist staff must speak aloud solely in verse. You can spring us from this lyrical chore! Just give Grist a buck, or a smidge more!
