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Are You There Cod? It's Me, Niaz Niaz Dorry, oceans campaigner, answers readers' questions		03 Jun 2005	InterActivist
Niaz Dorry, Clean Catch. What are three things that consumers can do to help promote healthy oceans? -- Kristin Deason, Arlington, Va. 1. Think globally, but eat fish locally. 2. Don't expect the same seafood item year-round. 3. Advocate for policy changes that take into account the entire marine ecosystem and give preference to small-scale fishing operations over industrial/factory-scale ...
Topics: environmental non-government organizations, InterActivist, interview, marine life, oceans (all these topics)

Hope and Dorry Niaz Dorry, oceans campaigner, answers Grist's questions		31 May 2005	InterActivist
Niaz Dorry. What work do you do? I'm the cofounder of Clean Catch, a new project aimed at promoting diverse, healthy oceans by supporting the people who have historically shown themselves to be responsible stewards of the ocean -- small-scale fishing communities. What does your organization do? Clean Catch works with and supports small-scale fishing communities that are actively advocating for and/or practicing ...
Topics: environmental non-government organizations, InterActivist, interview, marine life, oceans (all these topics)

Cash Landing David Cash, Massachusetts air-policy director, answers readers' questions		27 May 2005	InterActivist
David Cash, Massachusetts air-policy director. What can be done to better educate environmentalists and the public at large that windmills are beautiful? -- Ken Kukovich, Arlington, Va. For some people, windmills will never be beautiful. For others, their beauty is inexorably linked to the environmental benefits they provide. But for the vast majority of people, they are an unknown, and the more ...
Topics: air pollution, InterActivist, interview, Massachusetts (all these topics)

Cash Flow David Cash, Massachusetts air-policy director, answers Grist's questions		23 May 2005	InterActivist
David Cash. What work do you do? How does it relate to the environment? I'm the director of air policy for the state of Massachusetts in the Executive Office of Environmental Affairs. EOEA is an umbrella agency that oversees and coordinates the activities of numerous other environment-related agencies such as the Department of Environmental Protection (the state analog of federal EPA), Coastal Zone Man ...
Topics: air pollution, InterActivist, interview, Massachusetts (all these topics)

In Goodwin Company Neva Goodwin, ecological economist, answers readers' questions		20 May 2005	InterActivist
Neva Goodwin, Tufts University ecological economist. Would an effective movement to get people to consume less really cause our economy to go into a tailspin? If it wouldn't, how do we convince those who are so concerned about stimulating the economy? If it would, what's the sustainable answer? -- Cathy Turner, Portland, Ore. This is a key issue. Right now, our economy is, indeed, dependent on what w ...
Topics: business, InterActivist, interview (all these topics)

Neva Say Neva Neva Goodwin, ecological economist, answers Grist's questions		16 May 2005	InterActivist
Neva Goodwin. What work do you do? I'm an economist, and codirector of the Global Development And Environment Institute at Tufts University. How does it relate to the environment? My overall goal is to affect what people are taught when they take economics courses, and to change the kind of economics that's subsequently in people's heads when they make policy, or vote as citizens. The kind of economics that I ...
Topics: business, InterActivist, interview (all these topics)

Oh My God, You Thrilled Kenny! Kenn Kaufman, birding guru, answers readers' questions		13 May 2005	InterActivist
Expert birder Kenn Kaufman. In Kingbird Highway, your memoir of your crazy year of birding as a teenager in the 1970s, you describe an extraordinary experience that probably wouldn't be possible to have today. What has changed, and what would you tell young birders who wish to follow in your footsteps? -- Lauren Braden, Seattle, Wash. Tons of things have changed since the '70s in American culture ...
Topics: Audubon Society, InterActivist, interview, wildlife (all these topics)

A Man of His Bird Kenn Kaufman, birding guru, answers Grist's questions		09 May 2005	InterActivist
Kenn Kaufman. What work do you do? I'm associated with National Audubon Society (currently as field editor for Audubon magazine), and I cooperate with other groups, but 90 percent of my work is freelance. All of my focus is on getting more people interested in nature: not just nature as an abstract idea, not just nature as scenery, but nature as a complex of distinct species interacting in healthy ecosystems. If ...
Topics: Audubon Society, InterActivist, interview, wildlife (all these topics)

Land of Millikin Honey Green-car blogger Mike Millikin answers readers' questions		06 May 2005	Daily Grist

Topics: bikes, business, cars, electric vehicles, energy efficiency, hybrids, InterActivist, interview, politics, Prius, public transportation (all these topics)

Land of Millikin Honey Mike Millikin, publisher of green-car blog, answers readers' questions		06 May 2005	InterActivist
Mike Millikin of Green Car Congress. In your opinion, what's the most promising path for future cars? Fuel cells? Biodiesel? Electric? What's the most important thing the average person can do to reduce the impact of their motoring? -- Matt Weiser, Sacramento, Calif. Short- to medium-term: Plug-in hybrids with a downsized diesel or alternative/biofuels fuel-combustion engine component. Lo ...
Topics: bikes, business, cars, electric vehicles, energy efficiency, hybrids, InterActivist, interview, politics, Prius, public transportation (all these topics)

Got Millikin? Mike Millikin, publisher of green-car blog, answers Grist's questions		02 May 2005	InterActivist
Mike Millikin. What work do you do? I am the publisher/writer of Green Car Congress, a site covering technologies, issues, and policies for sustainable mobility. What does your organization do? What, in a perfect world, would constitute "mission accomplished"? My mission is to build a company that offers a portfolio of media products providing detailed technical, practical business and produ ...
Topics: bikes, business, cars, electric vehicles, energy efficiency, hybrids, InterActivist, interview, politics, Prius, public transportation (all these topics)

Spies Like Him Allan Thornton, environmental investigator, answers readers' questions		29 Apr 2005	InterActivist
Allan Thornton, Environmental Investigation Agency. Is the investigation of environmental crime as cool as it sounds? I'm picturing a foggy night in a dimly lit warehouse meeting a suited man smoking a cigarette. Do you ever encounter such nefarious characters and situations? -- Thad Miller, New York, N.Y. It's less of a film-noir scene, but painstaking research and extensive long-range targeting ...
Topics: Environmental Investigation Agency, environmental justice, InterActivist, interview, logging, politics (all these topics)

Thornton. Allan Thornton. Allan Thornton, environmental investigator, answers Grist's questions		25 Apr 2005	InterActivist
Thornton. Allan Thornton. Allan Thornton, environmental investigator, answers Grist's questions 25 Apr 2005 Allan Thornton. What work do you do? I run the Environmental Investigation Agency, a nonprofit environmental group with offices in Washington, D.C., and London. I generally oversee the strategic development of the organization, which includes targeting research, deploying investigative teams to obtain documentary evidence, and exposing environmental crimes; I work in close cooperation wit ...
Topics: Environmental Investigation Agency, environmental justice, InterActivist, interview, logging, politics (all these topics)

Making His Mark Mark Shelley, environmental film producer, answers readers' questions		22 Apr 2005	InterActivist
Have you ever considered taking your talents to a feature-length studio-released film? Do you think that environmentalism and oceanography might gain more adherents if we had a live-action Finding Nemo? -- Eric Wagner, Royersford, Penn. We have really only toyed with the idea of making theatrical release films. It is very inviting, but also a very different end of our business. Being successful i ...
Topics: green living, InterActivist, interview, movies, TV (all these topics)

Strange Brew Mark Shelley, environmental film producer, answers Grist's questions		18 Apr 2005	InterActivist
What work do you do? I produce films and other media about the environment. In the film world, I am executive producer of Sea Studios Foundation and a senior series producer for National Geographic Television and Film. In the foundation world, I am the executive director and cofounder of Sea Studios Foundation, and last but not least, I am president of Sea Studios, Inc. How does it relate to the environ ...
Topics: green living, InterActivist, interview, movies, TV (all these topics)

No More Mr. Ice Guy Arni Finnsson of the Iceland Nature Conservation Association answers readers' questions		15 Apr 2005	InterActivist
Arni Finnsson, Iceland Nature Conservation Association. How badly does hydroelectric power affect the environment? I thought it was a good alternative to burning fossil fuels for energy. -- Corey Bonasso, Morgantown, W.Va. In Iceland, valleys or lower-lying areas in the highlands, which the power industry would like to use for reservoirs, are usually the most vegetated and b ...
Topics: environmental non-government organizations, Iceland, InterActivist, interview (all these topics)

The Iceman InterActivateth Arni Finnsson of the Iceland Nature Conservation Association answers Grist's questions		11 Apr 2005	InterActivist
Arni Finnsson. With what environmental organization are you affiliated? Iceland Nature Conservation Association. We are the biggest member-based NGO in Iceland with 1,300 members. What does your organization do? What, in a perfect world, would constitute "mission accomplished"? The powerful glacial river in the Karahnjukar area. Photo: Johann Isberg. INCA was es ...
Topics: environmental non-government organizations, Iceland, InterActivist, interview (all these topics)

Black and Green and Read All Over Norris McDonald, president of the African American Environmentalist Association, answers readers' questions		08 Apr 2005	InterActivist
Norris McDonald, African American Environmentalist Association. Where do funds to operate the AAEA come from? -- Frank Fox, Mechanicsville, Md. The African American Environmentalist Association is a volunteer organization. I build and run web sites to make a living. I also share a house with my brother and that helps with the monthly bills. ...
Topics: environmental non-government organizations, InterActivist, interview (all these topics)

We're Lovin' It! Norris McDonald, president of the African American Environmentalist Association, answers Grist's questions		04 Apr 2005	InterActivist
Norris McDonald. With what environmental organization are you affiliated? I'm president of the African American Environmentalist Association. What does your organization do? What, in a perfect world, would constitute "mission accomplished"? The African American Environmentalist Association, founded in 1985, is one of the nation's oldest African America ...
Topics: environmental non-government organizations, InterActivist, interview (all these topics)

Greening You Out of House and Home Robyn Griggs Lawrence, editor of Natural Home & Garden magazine, answers readers' questions		01 Apr 2005	InterActivist
Robyn Griggs Lawrence, Natural Home & Garden magazine. I subscribed to Natural Home's first issue, and I continue to love the magazine, but I'm disappointed by the new name. First, it sounds too much like Better Homes & Gardens. I grew up with that magazine, and to me the name connotes frivolous suburban busywork. Second -- and related -- the ne ...
Topics: green living, InterActivist, interview (all these topics)

Natural Woman Robyn Griggs Lawrence, editor of Natural Home & Garden magazine, answers Grist's questions		28 Mar 2005	InterActivist
Robyn Griggs Lawrence. What's your job title? Editor in chief, Natural Home & Garden magazine. How does it relate to the environment? Working under the tagline "Living Green, Living Well," our magazine's mission is to show mainstream America that living lightly doesn't mean giving up a thing -- that they don't have to go live out in the hills in a yurt or a home ...
Topics: green living, InterActivist, interview (all these topics)

Label Me Badd Eco-label watchdog Urvashi Rangan answers readers' questions		25 Mar 2005	InterActivist
Urvashi Rangan, Consumers Union. What do you think are the primary technical obstacles to a mandatory lifecycle eco-label system, and might you suggest any strategies to overcome the political roadblocks to developing such a system in the U.S.? -- Philip White, San Francisco, Calif. You bring up a few important issues along the continuum of good eco-labeling. Labels required by the government are certainly ...
Topics: health, InterActivist, interview (all these topics)

Label Dancing Eco-label watchdog Urvashi Rangan answers Grist's questions		21 Mar 2005	InterActivist
Urvashi Rangan. What work do you do? I'm an environmental-health scientist and policy analyst at Consumers Union. I also manage two public-education websites. Consumers Union also publishes Consumer Reports magazine, and I do dip into the testing and publishing side of the organization, but my work is mostly on the public service, technical policy, and advocacy side. I work on a broad range of sustainability ...
Topics: health, InterActivist, interview (all these topics)

Rikipedia Author and oil-spill expert Riki Ott answers readers' questions		18 Mar 2005	InterActivist
Riki Ott, author of Sound Truth and Corporate Myth$. We know that using oil is wasting our planet, ruining the atmosphere and oceans, and poisoning our water and children, but we still find using it a reasonable thing to do. Who is really at fault, Exxon or us? Are we destined to pollute earth to a point that destroys us all? -- Bruce Wright, Executive Director, Conservation Science Institute, Wasilla, Alask ...
Topics: Alaska, business, energy, InterActivist, interview, oil, politics (all these topics)

Riki-Tikki-Savvy Author and oil-spill expert Riki Ott answers Grist's questions		14 Mar 2005	InterActivist
Riki Ott. What work do you do? What's your job title? For the past seven years -- 1998 to 2004 -- I researched and wrote a book, Sound Truth and Corporate Myth$: The Legacy of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill. Now I'm an author/activist/scientist on book tour. Titles: Well, I have been bestowed numerous titles by others. For example, "pain in the ass" by Alyeska, the consortium that operates and (sup ...
Topics: Alaska, business, energy, InterActivist, interview, oil, politics (all these topics)

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