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Articles by Jess Zimmerman

Jess Zimmerman was the editor of Grist List.

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  • Republicans put a deadline on Keystone XL, surprising nobody

    As predicted, Republicans in the House have grudgingly allowed a two-month extension on the payroll tax holiday, on the condition that they can impose a deadline on Keystone XL pipeline approval. President Obama had postponed approval for a year, based on evidence that the environmental analysis was flawed, but Republicans want a decision NOW NOW […]

    Jess Zimmerman Politics

  • Climate Dogs wish everyone happy holidays

    They're trying to recycle all that wrapping paper, really. They just don't have thumbs. David Roberts made me post this. But honestly, how could I say no?

    Jess Zimmerman Science

  • Metal balls apparently falling from sky

    This … thingy fell out of the sky over Namibia last month. It's 3.6 feet around, weighs 13 pounds, is hollow, has no markings, and … came out of space? Talk about your extreme weather. Is it space junk? Military equipment? A decades-late Spaceballs promo? (Spaceballs the lunchbox! Spaceballs the breakfast cereal! Spaceballs the mysterious […]

    Jess Zimmerman Climate & Energy

  • Guerilla Grafters make ornamental plants bear fruit

    Duck and cover, it's a drive-by fruiting! Guerilla Grafters stick fruit-bearing limbs onto San Francisco's ornamental trees, making city streets into food-producing mini-orchards. (Grafting has been standard practice with fruit trees since basically forever, so there's nothing Frankenfoody about this.) It's not technically legal — the city discourages planting fruit trees, because of worries that […]

    Jess Zimmerman Agriculture