Articles by Jess Zimmerman
Jess Zimmerman was the editor of Grist List.
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Spectacular wooden bikes made from salvaged urban trees
The Giving Tree should be ashamed of herself. Oh, sure, she let herself be made into a boat and a house and an uncomfortable metaphor for maternal martyrdom, but did she ever turn into a completely sweet-ass bike? Not a chance. That’s reserved for the lucky urban trees that fall into the hands of Masterworks […]
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Critical List: Midwest tornadoes kill 12; Shell sues environmental groups over Alaska drilling
Tornadoes tore through the Midwest, killing 12 people. North Korea will stop testing nuclear weapons in exchange for food aid. The Sierra Club’s ripping it up. One of two Chicago coal-fired power plants that are now slated to close marks “the 100th coal plant retirement announced since January 2010.” That’s about four every month!
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Chicago goes coal-free
Activists have succeeded in getting Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel to shut down the city’s two coal plants — one of them by the end of the year. That doesn’t mean the city is off coal power entirely, of course, but banishing coal plants from within the city limits will have a massive effect on urban […]
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Mailbox-sized libraries bring book-lending right to your yard
Running a library is easier than you think. Forget the degree in library and information science and the carefully chosen prudish getups with easy-pull ripcords that turn them into sexy outfits. All you need is a box on a stick and a bunch of books to set up a Little Free Library, a front-yard stash […]
