Grist List
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Good news for Seattle: These solar panels work best in overcast weather
Next time someone snarks, “Too bad solar panels don’t work in when it's overcast,” tell them this: SOME solar panels actually work BETTER when it’s cloudy out.
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Watch this dry riverbed fill up in seconds
A crowd standing by Israel's dried-up Zin River got caught off guard by a flash flood and had to hightail it to avoid getting swept away.
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This smart air conditioner could make summer less expensive
This A/C unit is pretty, almost affordable ($300), and not a huge energy hog. Oh yeah, and you can control it with your smartphone!
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This island nation just banned all commercial fishing
There’s just one small burp in the plan: Palau only has one boat to enforce the ban in a 200-mile area.
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Trash from the K-Cups sold last year would circle the Earth almost 11 times
Kind of ridiculous for a company owned by a fair-trade, organic coffee brand, no?
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Let this mesmerizing video show you the beauty of Alaska’s ice caves before they’re gone
Icy landscapes can be stunningly lovely, and we should probably enjoy them while we can.
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“The Simpsons” now has an extensive public transit system
Springfield's rail system is looking spiffed-up, with eight lines serving areas like Ethnictown, Albino Heights, and the Varmint District.
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Florida has just basically given up on trying to keep pythons from taking over the Everglades
The snakes are so good at hiding, even trackers with radio transmitters couldn’t spot pythons just a few feet away.
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The sharing economy is thriving in Berlin’s “borrowing shops”
At Leila, you can borrow everything from electric drills to unicycles.
