Grist List
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This film about “fast fashion” will change the way you look at clothes
Clothing companies think by outsourcing manufacturing, they've also outsourced responsibility. They're wrong.
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Ford created a car that can park itself
Though we're obligated to note that you've never had to park your own subway or bus.
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This video will get you off factory-farmed meat, or depress you, or both
This ain't your typical in-your-face animal rights video. It's more like an eerie, futuristic sci-fi film.
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Spices-of-the-month delivery service offers flavor without the clutter
Good cooking requires good spices -- but they don't last forever, and those jars just take up space. There's a better way, and it's on Kickstarter.
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College professor teaches a lesson in sustainability by living in a dumpster
As "Professor Dumpster," Jeff Wilson is learning -- and teaching his college students -- how to live efficiently in a former trash receptacle.
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This grocery store in a subway is the greatest idea ever
It is almost certainly not real. But we kind of wish it were
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London has a mobile town square that travels around by bike
It's a mini clock tower, which holds benches and stools and umbrellas.
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This unholy union of a bike and a rocking horse is one of the cutest, weirdest rides we’ve seen
HeardinLondon, a Twitter user whose tag line is "seeker of secret urban joy," found some today.
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This floating bicycle lets you bike to work even if there’s a river in the way
You will need a bike, some extra-large water wings, and a sense of adventure.