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From Pole to Shining Pole Ann Bancroft, pioneering polar explorer, answers Grist's questions		30 Apr 2007	InterActivist
Ann Bancroft. What work do you do? I typically call myself an educator, explorer, and lecturer. I have been lucky in life to blend my passions for teaching and the outdoor world together. In 1986, I joined the Steger International Polar Expedition, a team of seven men and 49 male dogs. After reaching the North Pole as the first known woman to cross the ice, I was thrust into a new role and a ...
Topics: climate, InterActivist, interview (all these topics)

Simply Tracey Tracey Smith, advocate for simple living, answers readers' questions		27 Apr 2007	InterActivist
The best way I found to "downshift" my life was to get rid of my car and bike, walk, and use public transit more. How can we convince others that driving less -- not greenwashed cars -- is the best solution? -- Lisa Phillips, Chicago, Ill. Tracey Smith, advocate for simple living. What a refreshing question, and put forward with personal, positive experience too -- well done to you for mak ...
Topics: green living, InterActivist, interview, United Kingdom (all these topics)

She Smells a Lot of Roses Tracey Smith, advocate for simple living, answers Grist's questions		23 Apr 2007	InterActivist
Tracy Smith. What work do you do? I'm a writer and broadcaster on downshifting and sustainable living, and I also put together an awareness campaign called National Downshifting Week, which is this week. NDW is a grassroots awareness campaign, designed to encourage participants to "Slow Down and Green Up"! There's a great quote I often use to sum it all up: "The more money you ...
Topics: green living, InterActivist, interview, United Kingdom (all these topics)

Bill and David's Excellent Adventure Bill Bradlee and David Kroodsma, climate-fightin' bike riders, answer readers' questions		20 Apr 2007	InterActivist
How do I get people to stop making excuses and start riding bicycles instead of driving? -- Ben Martin, Wallingford, Conn. Bill Bradlee and David Kroodsma, Ride for Climate USA. David: The best advice is probably to get involved with your local bicycle-advocacy group and push for infrastructure for bicycles. Small changes will make people feel much safer on ...
Topics: bikes, climate, grassroots activism, InterActivist, interview (all these topics)

Be Like Bike Bill Bradlee and David Kroodsma, climate-fightin' bike riders, answer Grist's questions		16 Apr 2007	InterActivist
Bill Bradlee and David Kroodsma. What work do you do? How does it relate to the environment? David: Over the past 17 months, I bicycled from California to the southern tip of Argentina to raise awareness of the international consequences of global warming. I gave talks, visited schools, got in the media, and posted information in my blog, with the hope that Americans would look outsid ...
Topics: bikes, climate, grassroots activism, InterActivist, interview (all these topics)

A Match Made on Earth Meghan Meyers, founder of green-wedding mag Portovert, answers readers' questions		13 Apr 2007	InterActivist
I am vegetarian and would really like to have a vegetarian wedding. However, my family and my fiancé's family are very non-vegetarian. My fiancé thinks that people will not enjoy the wedding nearly as much if we do not have meat at dinner. Is it only fair to serve some type of meat to account for different preferences? -- Jenny Raye, Indianapolis, Ind. Meghan Meyers, Portovert M ...
Topics: green living, InterActivist, interview (all these topics)

Good Grooming Meghan Meyers, founder of green-wedding mag Portovert, answers Grist's questions		09 Apr 2007	InterActivist
Meghan Meyers. What work do you do? What's your job title? I'm the founder and CEO of Portovert Magazine. How does it relate to the environment? Portovert is the first and only eco-savvy wedding magazine. We share inspirational tips and ideas on ways to have a stylish and sustainable event. You'll find a mix of DIY projects reusing found objects, information on new "green" product ...
Topics: green living, InterActivist, interview (all these topics)

Duncan Shines David James Duncan, author and fly fisher, answers readers' questions		06 Apr 2007	InterActivist
In my experience, environmentalists focus primarily on making their case with scientific information and hard-boiled facts, creating mountains of white papers, beige papers, fact sheets, talking points, and reports every year. How does your experience as a fiction writer inform your approach to environmental advocacy? What can the environmental movement learn from the world of fiction, narrative, and ...
Topics: InterActivist, interview (all these topics)

By Hook and By Book David James Duncan, author and fly fisher, answers Grist's questions		02 Apr 2007	InterActivist
David James Duncan. What work do you do? I'm an author and essayist, a fly fisher and river guardian, a public speaker, and, compared to a lot of people, a contemplative. How does it relate to the environment? I've been breathing and drinking water and eating food and chasing fish all my life. I've tried to resist the industrial world's blights all my life. I have sensed the presence of benign fo ...
Topics: InterActivist, interview (all these topics)

Her Side of the Mountain Mary Anne Hitt, director of Appalachian Voices, answers readers' questions		30 Mar 2007	InterActivist
What is Appalachian Voices doing to promote renewable energy and conservation to get the U.S. off its fossil-fuel addiction? -- Kristen Sykes, Asbury, N.J. Mary Anne Hitt, Appalachian Voices. While stopping mountaintop-removal coal mining does not require transitioning away from the use of coal, a sensible plan for America's energy security and stability does. Not only is coal the ...
Topics: coal, energy, InterActivist, interview, mining (all these topics)

Hitting Back Mary Anne Hitt, director of Appalachian Voices, answers Grist's questions		26 Mar 2007	InterActivist
Mary Anne Hitt. What's your job title? I'm the executive director of Appalachian Voices. What does your organization do? We bring people together to solve the big environmental problems facing the central and southern Appalachian Mountains -- mountaintop-removal coal mining, air pollution, and the loss of our native forests. What are you working on at the moment? Photo: iLoveMountains.org We recent ...
Topics: coal, energy, InterActivist, interview, mining (all these topics)

IV League Karen Bowman, environmental-health nurse, answers readers' questions		23 Mar 2007	InterActivist
Karen Bowman, president of Karen Bowman & Associates Inc. I'm intrigued by environmental-health nursing as a career path -- I'd never heard of it until now! How did you become an environmental-health nurse, and how does the average person do so? -- Marta Lindsey, San Francisco, Calif. I am so glad you asked -- and if I can do it, you can do it too! As you learned from my initial bio, I've been in oc ...
Topics: health, InterActivist, interview (all these topics)

Hello, Nurse! Karen Bowman, environmental-health nurse, answers questions		19 Mar 2007	InterActivist
Karen Bowman. What work do you do? I have the best job in the world! I'm president of Karen Bowman & Associates Inc., a nurse-owned firm that provides occupational- and environmental-health services to the global community. How does it relate to the environment? The company designs and implements cost-effective, sustainable solutions that enhance health and safety in the workplace. Companies love nurses! We ...
Topics: health, InterActivist, interview (all these topics)

Femme Natal Anika Rahman, women's- and reproductive-rights advocate, answers readers' questions		16 Mar 2007	InterActivist
What are the implications of the Bush administration's denial of funds to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)? -- Name not provided Anika Rahman, Americans for UNFPA. In 1969, the U.S. was integral in the formation of UNFPA, recognizing the importance of providing women's health care. Since 2002, the U.S. has withheld $161 million from UNFPA. The denial of funds strips the moral, ...
Topics: green living, health, InterActivist, interview, United Nations, United States (all these topics)

Intent of a Woman Anika Rahman, women's- and reproductive-rights advocate, answers Grist's questions		12 Mar 2007	InterActivist
Anika Rahman. What work do you do? What's your job title? I'm the president of Americans for UNFPA. UNFPA, or the United Nations Population Fund, is essentially the United Nations' women's health agency. It provides women's health care and promotes the rights of women all over the world. Working in 140 countries, it is the largest international source of such assistance. Americans for ...
Topics: green living, health, InterActivist, interview, United Nations, United States (all these topics)

One Fine Day Lisa Day of socially conscious film company Participant Productions answers readers' questions		09 Mar 2007	InterActivist
Do you think that An Inconvenient Truth should have considered another "inconvenient truth" -- that animal-based agriculture is a major contributor to the global climate-change crisis? -- Richard Schwartz, Staten Island, N.Y. Lisa Day, Participant Productions. The film itself focused on the two biggest contributors to the problem: fossil fuels and deforestation. Ho ...
Topics: An Inconvenient Truth, climate, green living, InterActivist, interview, movies (all these topics)

Something in the Way She Movies Lisa Day of socially conscious film company Participant Productions answers Grist's questions		05 Mar 2007	InterActivist
Lisa Day. What work do you do? I am the vice president of social action and advocacy at Participant Productions. What does your company do? Participant is a film company with a twist -- we only make "issue" movies, and for each movie we create social-action campaigns. Our films have included An Inconvenient Truth and Syriana, as well as Good Night, a ...
Topics: An Inconvenient Truth, climate, green living, InterActivist, interview, movies (all these topics)

Swum of the Time Michael Boots, director of the Seafood Choices Alliance, answers readers' questions		02 Mar 2007	InterActivist
How are you faring with convincing bottom trawlers that their modus operandi is harming the future of overall ocean health? -- Howard Nelson, Portland, Ore. Michael Boots, Seafood Choices Alliance. We have to be careful not to paint the issue with such a broad brush -- not all bottom trawling is equally destructive. Bottom trawling of hard-bottom and complex surfaces is more damagi ...
Topics: fishing, InterActivist, interview, oceans, Seafood Choices Alliance (all these topics)

Boots Camp Michael Boots, director of the Seafood Choices Alliance, answers Grist's questions		26 Feb 2007	InterActivist
Michael Boots. With what environmental organization are you affiliated? I am the director of the Seafood Choices Alliance, which is the largest program of the communications-based organization SeaWeb. What does your organization do? Seafood Choices Alliance is a global trade association that works on the issue of ocean-friendly seafood. The alliance helps the seafood industry -- from fishers ...
Topics: fishing, InterActivist, interview, oceans, Seafood Choices Alliance (all these topics)

Flock and Awe David Feld, director of GeesePeace, answers readers' questions		23 Feb 2007	InterActivist
Here in the temperate half of Oregon, there are millions of resident geese. They annoy or endanger farmers, golfers, airplanes, and others. How should those folks be thinking about their goose problem, now that it's arrived? And what can they do that is both humane and effective to make the geese go away? -- Charlie Weiss, Portland, Ore. David Feld, GeesePeace. Excellent question -- this is a very common ...
Topics: environmental non-government organizations, InterActivist, interview, wildlife (all these topics)

What's Good for the Goose David Feld, director of GeesePeace, answers Grist's questions		19 Feb 2007	InterActivist
David Feld. With what environmental organization are you affiliated? I am the national program director of GeesePeace. What does your organization do? GeesePeace is an educational nonprofit organization that helps communities humanely resolve wildlife conflicts. Currently our specific focus is Branta canadensis -- the Canada goose. Many communities in the U.S. have a growing problem with resident ...
Topics: environmental non-government organizations, InterActivist, interview, wildlife (all these topics)

Bird Is the Word Kristen Berry, president of avian political-advocacy organization BirdPAC, answers readers' questions		16 Feb 2007	InterActivist
Where would you place the potential impacts of wind power on avian populations in the context of other threats? Do you think there is an opportunity for the avian and wind-power communities to work together? If so, what does that kind of alliance look like to you? -- Cameron Brooks, Boulder, Colo. Kristen Berry, BirdPAC. Wind turbines are clearly a threat to birds ...
Topics: environmental non-government organizations, InterActivist, interview, politics, wildlife (all these topics)

Soar Winner Kristen Berry, president of avian political-advocacy organization BirdPAC, answers Grist's questions		12 Feb 2007	InterActivist
Kristen Berry. With what environmental organization are you affiliated? I am the president of BirdPAC. What does your organization do? We are a fledgling political action committee dedicated to protecting the environment and species by harnessing and focusing the power of conservationists on the political process -- specifically elections. We are one of only a handful of c ...
Topics: environmental non-government organizations, InterActivist, interview, politics, wildlife (all these topics)

Devotion to the Ocean Gary Lagerloef, earth, space, and ocean researcher, answers readers' questions		09 Feb 2007	InterActivist
Gary Lagerloef, Earth & Space Research. Are we seriously in danger of another mass extinction event from runaway global warming caused by the release of methane gas deposits beneath Canadian and Russian permafrost? -- Brooks Gracie, Miami, Fla. Release of methane trapped in the permafrost is a legitimate concern as a potentially intense positive feedback that could rapidly acce ...
Topics: climate, InterActivist, interview, oceans (all these topics)

ESR Said Than Done Gary Lagerloef, earth, space, and ocean researcher, answers Grist's questions		05 Feb 2007	InterActivist
Gary Lagerloef. What work do you do? I work at a small nonprofit scientific research institution named Earth & Space Research, where I have several key roles. I cofounded ESR in 1995, I am the current president, I serve on the board of directors, and I am a senior research scientist. The last role occupies most of my time, and is the most fun and rewarding. This is where I engage in s ...
Topics: climate, InterActivist, interview, oceans (all these topics)

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