Articles by Jess Zimmerman
Jess Zimmerman was the editor of Grist List.
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It’s Penguin Awareness Day! Please be aware of these penguins
So apparently today is Penguin Awareness Day? I’d be inclined to think that any species that’s been the subject of an Oscar-winning documentary AND an Oscar-winning animated feature film wouldn’t really need an Awareness Day, but whatever, it’s not like anybody’s asking you to post some crazy crap about your bra color on Facebook. All […]
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Newt Gingrich thinks riding the subway is for fancy people
Not that this is the most ridiculous Gingrich news in the last few days or anything, but it’s pretty amusing: Evidently “metro-riding” is the Gingrich equivalent of “arugula-eating.” “Those who, you know, live in high-rise apartment buildings writing for fancy newspapers in the middle of town after they ride the metro, who don’t understand that […]
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A Farmville-style game that helps save wetlands
This student-created Farmville-type game benefits real wetlands conservation groups.
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‘Just Label It’: New video from the Food, Inc. guy
Food, Inc. filmmaker Robert Kenner has a new project about labeling of GMO foods. This one's a short video, not a feature film, so it'll only take three minutes of your life to check it out.
