Comments Summer Rayne Oakes has made

Friedman not at the pulse

Friedman is not at the pulse of the youth climate change movement obviously. The lobbying and action has already started. Wake up!On An interview with The 'Stache pre-pie-in-the-face posted 1 year, 7 months ago 15 Responses

Recycled Paper for Fashion Magazine

Hi Bernardo, It needs to be done. Aveda is the only company I know that has stood up and said that they will only advertise in magazines that use recycled content. I mention that as much as I can when I talk b/c it's just so smart. Imagine if every company that advertises in a magazines said that? Not only should these values be coming from from companies, they should be coming from the various people that read the magazines.

I'll be heading out to Great Bear National Forest in a few weeks on a conservation mission. It is the largest continguous coastal temperate rainforest and most of the virgin woods get turned into junk mail and magazine paper. A number of companies, non-profits and the Canadian government are putting together a deal to save the forest from logging. Hopefully a story like this will get written about in magazines - and more linkages will be made to paper production and sustainability.

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John - Incredible Hulk Style. Sounds sexy. ;o)On Eco-events all over the world posted 2 years, 3 months ago 6 Responses

insinuations

Hi Royce and Remy,
The way you interrogate and insinuate is rather foul. You create chasms as opposed to building bridges. You really know nothing of my work and assume what you want to push your own agenda.

Fyi Remy, the event that I held at PGH was not for Riverkeeper. I'm not sure where you got that info. It was to benefit PowerShift, which is the first national youth climate conference run entirely by young people. There will be a series of recruitment and training conferences to help more young people engage in their schools, universities, and government - and continue to push stringent carbon policies ...something that us young people are doing the best we can - and doing it together.On When journalists go too far posted 2 years, 4 months ago 9 Responses

to caniscandida

Thanks for your observations. I really appreciate your review of the article. I'm not sure if you read my complete first (and second) letter to the editor (link is above on my News Blog), but I pointed out all the inaccuracies + the relatively demeaning, inaccurate "Hilton" comment. I challenged him (with some humor) to find any reputable source, past news article, or any individual of merit who ever compared me or my work to Paris', but I haven't received a response to my second letter.   Normally journalists of this status frequently call back to fact check, but this one clearly had his own agenda in mind.

As for your other comments, my mgmt office is actually housed in a lawfirm. The table is actually marble, but I did casually put my feet up on the table and made a passing comment on the furniture choices. He made a comment on my dirty running sneakers attached to my bag, which I usually carry around with me so that I can go running later.

And yes, I often take my exotic arthropods/insects for a "walk in the park."

My mother was a ballerina for close to 20 years (she is now a paralegal). My father is a truck driver. He mispoke on the tribe (Cherokee); I am from rural Pennsylvania. I like Walt Whitman, I'm not sure if my mother knows who he is. The story behind my name is definitely a little of a long one, but semi-accurate.On When journalists go too far posted 2 years, 5 months ago 9 Responses