Articles by Christopher Mims
Christopher Mims's dystopian non-fiction is sought after by an ever-growing roster of publications.
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Windmade is the next Fair Trade, gets backers like LEGO
By December of this year, the next box of Legos you buy could be stamped "made with 100% Wind Power." Subsequently, countless other goods you buy could bear the Windmade stamp, which -- like Fair Trade, Organic, Recycled, etc. -- is competing to become one more differentiator for goods made with sustainability in mind.
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Six reasons free parking is the dumbest thing you didn't know you were subsidizing
The U.S. has as many as eight parking spaces per car. That's more than a billion parking spaces, or one for every person in China, should they need them once they're done buying all our post-crash assets for jiǎos on the yuán. This isn't just overkill -- it's stupid, destructive, expensive overkill.
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Climate change helped end the Roman empire, says study
If you thought the fall of the Roman Empire was caused by lead poisoning or that old standby, the gays, you're terribly mistaken! It turns out that agricultural societies are (surprise!) highly dependent on a cooperative climate.
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The Climate Post: Amidst a giant snowstorm, 2010 declared hottest year ever
With snow in every state but Florida (yes, even Hawaii), the NOAA just announced 2010 tied with 2005 as the warmest year for global temperature.
