Articles by Jess Zimmerman

Jess Zimmerman was the editor of Grist List.

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  • State Dept. official overstates Keystone jobs by a factor of 10

    The State Department wants to set the record straight: When they said the Keystone XL pipeline would create 35,000 jobs, they were entirely correct, in some kind of number system where 100 equals 1,000. Otherwise, they may have exaggerated a little. In testimony before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Wednesday,  Assistant Secretary of State Dr. […]

    Jess Zimmerman Energy

  • High school culinary students eat their own classroom pets

    Students in the culinary program at Jasper Place High School in Edmonton, Canada (yes, Canada apparently has culinary programs in high school) probably think farm-to-table restaurants are a pretty cute idea. Oh, you have a farm on your roof? You must be so proud. We have a farm ON OUR ACTUAL TABLE. The students are […]

    Jess Zimmerman Agriculture

  • 1,000-pound butter sculpture will power farm for three days

    Like deep-fried cake on a stick (or regional variants), butter sculpture is a staple of state fair tradition that will never go away even if it’s unnecessary and kinda gross. But at least the Pennsylvania state fair is using its behemoth butter statuary as a source of alternative energy.

    Jess Zimmerman Energy

  • ‘Winter Jam Canceled Due to Lack of Winter’

    The New York City parks department’s annual Winter Jam in Prospect Park has been nixed due to unseasonably warm temperatures — it’s kind of hard to have winter sports demonstrations when you don’t have any winter. (There is basically no way we could improve on the Times headline about the decision, so we’re just gonna let that sit […]

    Jess Zimmerman Science