Articles by Christopher Mims
Christopher Mims's dystopian non-fiction is sought after by an ever-growing roster of publications.
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Is China's quasi-dictatorship better prepared for the 21st century than our mess of a democracy?
China is a nation ruled by engineers with a steely-eyed determination to vanquish us in the race for clean energy. How can a democracy beholden to corporate interests and besieged by politicians in deep denial about the shape of the 21st century possibly keep up?
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The Climate Post: Hu Jintao's visit prompts soul searching in U.S. energy and climate circles
The amount of material that came out after China President Hu Jintao's visit shows how pivotal energy and climate change are between the US and China
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Climate denier GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain encourages you not to 'snuff your seed'
The man who might be the first to declare his candidacy for the 2012 GOP nomination for president thinks climate change is a crock. He also once recorded an almost Dada-esque radio spot that you *must* hear.
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Windmade is the next Fair Trade, gets backers like LEGO
By December of this year, the next box of Legos you buy could be stamped "made with 100% Wind Power." Subsequently, countless other goods you buy could bear the Windmade stamp, which -- like Fair Trade, Organic, Recycled, etc. -- is competing to become one more differentiator for goods made with sustainability in mind.
