Articles by Jess Zimmerman
Jess Zimmerman was the editor of Grist List.
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Secret Heartland Institute memos map a climate-denial campaign
Looks like someone has pulled a Climategate on denialist think tank the Heartland Institute. (Is “think tank” the correct term for an institution devoted to spreading misinformation? Maybe “lie tank” is better.) Turns out that — surprise surprise — they take donations from the Koch brothers, as well as tobacco companies and Microsoft. And then […]
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Insanely catchy song urges you to poop in a bucket
Pooping in a bucket might not save the world, but this is definitely going to be stuck in your head for a while.
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Did fracking turn this squirrel purple?
One of the explanations being floated for the purple squirrel recently captured in Pennsylvania: An organobromide overdose caused by fracking. Yeah, it sounds a little far-fetched, but doesn’t it sound more interesting than “it fell in a port-a-potty”?
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This app gets rid of your junk mail
Free app iOS/Android/WP7 app PaperKarma purports to unsubscribe you from junk mail and catalog lists with just a snapshot. You take pictures of your junk mail haul, and PaperKarma identifies the senders and notifies them to leave you the hell alone.
