Articles by Jess Zimmerman

Jess Zimmerman was the editor of Grist List.

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Is Amy Chua's parenting style going to help China save the environment?

Does Amy Chua's essay "Why Chinese Mothers are Superior" apply to green energy? China outstrips the U.S. on wind power and high speed rail.

Jess Zimmerman Climate & Energy
Think composting stinks? Here's a fresher idea

Brooklyn company Vokashi is a composting service for people who don't want to harbor rotting vegetable matter in their kitchens.

Jess Zimmerman Culture
EPA blows up industry's plan to blow up a mountaintop

The EPA has vetoed the permit of the Spruce No. 1 mountaintop removal mine in West Virginia. Environmentalists are happy, the coal industry is mad.

Jess Zimmerman Politics
How sprawl killed Brisbane: A report from inside the flood

Dan Hill's report from the floods in Queensland, Brisbane, Australia discusses the role of urban planning in natural disaster preparedness.

Jess Zimmerman Climate & Energy