Articles by Jess Zimmerman
Jess Zimmerman was the editor of Grist List.
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New evidence cities rule and suburbs drool
Suck it, Thoreau: Looks like big cities are the way to go if you’re looking to lower your environmental impact. According to a new study published in the journal Environment and Urbanization, carbon emissions in cities are lower than in the car-dependent burbs. Okay, so you’ll still come out ahead if you live in an […]
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Michelle Obama’s global veggie caliphate nears fruition
The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c Thought for Food – Wyngz & Wal-Mart www.colbertnation.com Socialist food police, Stephen Colbert is on to you. In Tuesday’s show he weighed in on the creeping threat of big government food labeling, traitor fifth column Walmart, and Michelle Obama’s plan to substitute dietary fiber for moral […]
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Single white TV station seeks idiot for lies and doubletalk
Will you be Fox’s Valentine?Photo: Adrian ScottowFox News “science” reporter Gene Koprowski doesn’t care if you believe in science. He just wants you to be willing to say it’s dumb. Global warming causing cooling? Climate change changing the climate? What is this, CRAZY TOWN? Would you say that on the record, please? And step on […]
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How malls can save both the Earth and your ears
Photo: Carol LinWe’re big fans of anything that saves energy while generally improving your life — biking, for instance, or gardens. So we were psyched to hear that malls could save 1.18 gigawatt-hours of energy every year, and cut back 3,000 metric tons of CO2, just by turning off the Muzak. Enterprising Stanford students crunched […]
