Articles by Jess Zimmerman

Jess Zimmerman was the editor of Grist List.

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  • Eco-friendly LEGOs made of sawdust and coffee

    Earth Blocks are basically LEGOs, but made out of coffee grounds, tree bark, sawdust, or tea chaff mixed with a plasticlike binder material. Finally, a way to teach children that being eco-friendly means playing with monochrome toys made out of dirt!

    Jess Zimmerman Culture

  • Study: Green economy lost fewer jobs in the recession

    According to a new study by a California think tank, the “core green economy” — industries focusing on sustainable energy, clean transportation, green products, conservation, and recycling — weathered the U.S. recession better than the economy as a whole. In California, at least, the green economy lost only 3 percent of jobs between January 2009 […]

    Jess Zimmerman Economics

  • Scientists drill into ancient buried lake

    Russian scientists have confirmed that they successfully drilled into Lake Vostok, a subglacial lake that has spent the last several million years isolated from Earth’s surface by a thick slab of ice. And I mean THICK — drilling down to the lake has taken 20 years of work. But the team has finally hit water, […]

    Jess Zimmerman Climate & Energy

  • Rick Santorum is literally the worst

    Santorum swamped Romney (sorry) at two caucuses and a nonbinding primary yesterday, suggesting that his candidacy is a less funny joke than previously thought. Well whatever, they’ve clearly been playing King of the Mountain all campaign season, knocking each other off the top of the dung heap — at this point, do we care which […]

    Jess Zimmerman Politics