Articles by Christopher Mims
Christopher Mims's dystopian non-fiction is sought after by an ever-growing roster of publications.
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Smallest legal apartment in California is prefab, adorbs
Check out the smallest studio apartment you can build by law in California: It's 160 square feet, and it includes a bevy of space-saving measures.
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Texas lost half a billion trees in current drought
This is what long-term desertification looks like: The state of Texas lost 5.6 million urban trees -- and as many as 500 million forest trees -- in the drought that’s been going on since last year.
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Mexico City’s giant landfill will power 35,000 homes
Mexico City will open a landfill gas power plant, which should be able to power 35,000 homes at its peak.
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Kazakhstan, Mongolia to rescue us from China’s rare earths monopoly
Germany just signed agreements with Kazakhstan and Mongolia to mine rare earths in those countries, in an effort to break China's monopoly over these 17 elements.
