Articles by Jess Zimmerman
Jess Zimmerman was the editor of Grist List.
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Pikas: The cutest animal you may never see again [SLIDESHOW]
Is the pika America's cutest rodent? Think fast about that one, because global warming is herding it towards extinction. We've put together a slideshow, so you can get your fill of their cuddly little faces before it's too late.
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'Road trains' can improve fuel efficiency — and driver downtime — by turning cars into conga lines
It's 2011, where's your self-driving car? With "road train" technology, now in development by Volvo, it could be the car you already own. Road trains, or platoons, create semi-autonomous conga lines of cars following one leader vehicle with a professional driver.
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Mark Ruffalo's position on fracking deserves a standing O
Photo: Christopher HarteWe got all excited when we heard Mark Ruffalo was getting involved in the debate over the destructive natural-gas extraction process called “fracking.” Turns out that’s because we thought he was Mark Wahlberg. Mark Ruffalo is a serious actor, who was never in any Funky Bunch! We have no jokes about that at […]
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California city is the first, but not the last, to flee rising sea levels
Threatened by rising ocean levels, the city of Ventura, California is starting to pick up stakes and move inland. This "managed retreat" is the first of its kind in California, but it's not likely to be the last.
