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Back: In Black In Black, climate-conscious youth jazz band, answers readers' questions		29 Jun 2007	InterActivist
Whose idea was it to have the Solutions Tour? Are you connected to an organization? Do you talk about your ideas when you do a gig? What is the band going to do when college takes a member away? -- Elaine Sinclaire, Bloomington, Calif. The Solutions Tour was a collective idea. We wanted to do a tour, and Lati said, "We should take a biodiesel bus!" It grew from there into the Solutions ...
Topics: education, InterActivist, interview, music (all these topics)

And All That Jazz In Black, climate-conscious youth jazz band, answers questions		25 Jun 2007	InterActivist
In Black. Photos courtesy In Black What work do you do? We are in a jazz band called In Black. We are Carson, Christian, Langston, Lati, and Lauren, and we're all ages 14 to 16. This week, In Black is doing a Solutions Tour in Southern California to promote awareness of climate change and how individuals can help reverse its effects. Listen In Black sings a thank you to Clif Bar In Black wrote this song ...
Topics: education, InterActivist, interview, music (all these topics)

The Class Is Greener Julian Dautremont-Smith, higher-education sustainability advocate, answers readers' questions		17 Nov 2006	InterActivist
Julian Dautremont-Smith, AASHE. Are there any universities anywhere in the world that have already set a goal of becoming climate neutral? If so, who are they, and what is their plan? -- Liz Robinson, Philadelphia, Pa. Yes! College of the Atlantic, Oberlin College [PDF], Carleton College, Lane Community College, and the University of Florida have all committed to clim ...
Topics: education, environmental non-government organizations, InterActivist, interview (all these topics)

Being Julian Julian Dautremont-Smith, higher-education sustainability advocate, answers Grist's questions		13 Nov 2006	InterActivist
Julian Dautremont-Smith. What work do you do? I'm the associate director of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education. AASHE has a staff of two, so I have a hand in almost everything the organization does. How does it relate to the environment? AASHE is a membership-based association of colleges and universities in the U.S. and Canada that are work ...
Topics: education, environmental non-government organizations, InterActivist, interview (all these topics)

Touched by Angel Israeli eco-activist and student Roey Angel answers readers' questions		21 Jul 2006	InterActivist
Roey Angel, Arava Institute. From your experience studying at the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies, what examples have you seen of environmentalism breaking down political barriers or furthering coexistence? -- Hart Feuer, Portland, Ore. Environmentalists in the Middle East have an advantage over other Middle Easterners when facing the political issues of the area, especially the Zioni ...
Topics: education, InterActivist, interview, Israel (all these topics)

Just Call Him Angel Israeli eco-activist and student Roey Angel answers Grist's questions		17 Jul 2006	InterActivist
Roey Angel. With what environmental organization are you affiliated? I'm a graduate student at the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies, a regional center for academic studies and research. It's a rather unique place where Palestinians, Israelis, and Jordanians -- as well as North Americans and Europeans -- study the environment, live together, and do joint research. I also spent five years ...
Topics: education, InterActivist, interview, Israel (all these topics)

A Class Act Terrain Johnson and Colleen Contrisciane of Earth Force answer readers' questions		21 Apr 2006	InterActivist
Is it fun to do Earth Force? How do you join the Earth Force project? -- Elisse Duvall, Manteo, N.C. Terrain Johnson. Johnson: Yes, Earth Force is a very fun project, and most kids get involved through their school and clubs that deal with the environment at their school. You can also call or go to the Earth Force website to get involved and learn more. Contrisciane: Yes, it's fun to do E ...
Topics: education, environmental non-government organizations, InterActivist, interview (all these topics)

Youth the Force Terrain Johnson and Colleen Contrisciane of Earth Force answer Grist's questions		17 Apr 2006	InterActivist
With what environmental organization are you affiliated? Terrain Johnson. Johnson: I'm a 6th grade student at Masterman Middle School in Philadelphia, and I work with Earth Force. Colleen Contrisciane. Contrisciane: I am a program coordinator with Earth Force, a national organization that aims to engage young people as environmental citizens. What does your organization do? Contrisciane: ...
Topics: education, environmental non-government organizations, InterActivist, interview (all these topics)

Integrate Expectations An interview with integration advocate Sheryll Cashin	Jon Christensen	21 Mar 2006	Main Dish
Space is the place where race, poverty, and the environment get sorted out, for better or worse. And the spaces where we live, work, learn, and play are the places where integration succeeds or fails, argues Sheryll Cashin. The Georgetown University law professor wrote 2004's The Failures of Integration: How Race and Class Are Undermining the American Dream, one of the most important and p ...
Topics: education, environmental justice, heroes, interview, politics, Poverty and the Environment (all these topics)

Down to EARTH José A. Zaglul, EARTH University prez, answers readers' questions		09 Dec 2005	InterActivist
José A. Zaglul, president of EARTH University. Can you give us some examples of how EARTH University graduates have promoted sustainability in their home countries? -- Tom Yuill, Madison, Wis. With nearly 1,000 graduates to date, the success stories are numerous and inspiring. Graduates are implementing innovative and sustainable agriculture techniques, founding companies, creating jobs, and improving ...
Topics: Costa Rica, education, environmental non-government organizations, InterActivist, interview (all these topics)

Learn It Up José A. Zaglul, EARTH University prez, answers Grist's questions		05 Dec 2005	InterActivist
José A. Zaglul. What work do you do? I am the president of EARTH University, a private, not-for-profit, international institution. What does your organization do? Our mission is to promote sustainable development in the tropics through the creation of professionals with strong values, solid technical and scientific skills, entrepreneurial spirit, and social and environmental consciousness. When EARTH opened ...
Topics: Costa Rica, education, environmental non-government organizations, InterActivist, interview (all these topics)

Soar Spot Rick Durden, green pilot and head of LightHawk, answers readers' questions		18 Nov 2005	InterActivist
Rick Durden, executive director of LightHawk. Are observation flights over damaged ecosystems worth the combustion waste we pump into the air? Are you convinced you are part of the solution, rather than contributing to the problem? -- Howard Brown, New York, N.Y. I firmly believe we are part of the solution because there are only about 200,000 general aviation aircraft (planes other than airline a ...
Topics: education, InterActivist, interview (all these topics)

Fly the Eco-Friendly Skies Rick Durden, green pilot and head of LightHawk, answers Grist's questions		14 Nov 2005	InterActivist
Rick Durden. With what environmental organization are you affiliated? I have recently become the executive director of LightHawk, sometimes referred to as "the wings of conservation." What does your organization do? We work with other environmental and conservation organizations to provide free flights over environmentally threatened areas in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and Ce ...
Topics: education, InterActivist, interview (all these topics)

Land Phil Phil Brick, environmental-politics professor, answers readers' questions		21 Oct 2005	InterActivist
Phil Brick, director of Whitman College Semester in the West. How do you talk about human living environments and their interaction with the "wilderness" in your semester? -- Kristen Wilson, Oaxaca, Mexico A major focus of Semester in the West is to acquaint students with people who work with nature every day. Most of our students come from urban backgrounds, so I think it is important to ...
Topics: education, InterActivist, interview, West (all these topics)

How the West Was Fun Phil Brick, environmental-politics professor, answers Grist's questions		17 Oct 2005	InterActivist
Phil Brick. What work do you do? I am professor of politics and codirector of environmental studies at Whitman College in Walla Walla, Wash. I am also the founder and director of an environmental-studies field program, Whitman College Semester in the West, a three-month field tour focusing on the political, ecological, and human dimensions of environmental issues in the American West. What do ...
Topics: education, InterActivist, interview, West (all these topics)

Page Against the Machine Amanda Lumry, children's book author, answers readers' questions		26 Aug 2005	InterActivist
Amanda Lumry, author of Adventures of Riley. I want to foster my 16-month-old son's sense of wonder and excitement about nature, without drowning it in worldly despair. At what age do you think it's wise to share environmental woes with youngsters? -- Ben Long, Kalispell, Mont. Yes, you definitely don't need to overwhelm your son with the world's issues right away. That could be very discoura ...
Topics: books, education, InterActivist, interview, messaging (all these topics)

Text Message Amanda Lumry, children's book author, answers Grist's questions		22 Aug 2005	InterActivist
Amanda Lumry. What work do you do? I am an author and photographer for the Adventures of Riley children's book series, which educates children about the environment and entertains them at the same time. I am also the cofounder of Eaglemont Press, based in Bellevue, Wash. How does it relate to the environment? The Adventures of Riley series focuses on nine-year-old Riley, who introduces elementary-age childr ...
Topics: books, education, InterActivist, interview, messaging (all these topics)

Sze Matters Julie Sze, enviro-justice advocate and professor, answers readers' questions		19 Nov 2004	InterActivist
Julie Sze, professor in American Studies at U.C.-Davis Where do you see the environmental-justice movement heading in the future? -- Max Weintraub, Oakland, Calif. Max, Max, Max! Max Weintraub is a friend and colleague of mine, who has founded an excellent organization called Environmental Justice and Health Union. This question is huge, and many actors will be involved in answering it: commun ...
Topics: education, environmental justice, InterActivist, interview, politics (all these topics)

Oh, Say, Can You Sze? Julie Sze, enviro-justice advocate and professor, answers Grist's questions		15 Nov 2004	InterActivist
What work do you do? I'm an assistant professor in American Studies at the University of California at Davis. How does it relate to the environment? My research and teaching interests are in environmental justice, race and science, the politics of the urban environment, health and risk, social movements, and community activism. What do you really do, on a day-to-day basis? I do a combina ...
Topics: education, environmental justice, InterActivist, interview, politics (all these topics)

Esprit de Orr David Orr, environmental educator and writer, answers readers' questions		29 Oct 2004	InterActivist
David Orr, author and Oberlin professor. I work at an ultra-conservative small-town paper, and I have the opportunity to discuss politics with its publisher and editor. Can you give me a few talking points summarizing the absolutely worst things President Bush has done to the environment? -- Julia Smith, Floresville, Texas Read Robert Kennedy's very fine book, Crimes Against Nature, and give a ...
Topics: education, InterActivist, interview (all these topics)

Iron Orr David Orr, environmental educator and writer, answers Grist's questions		25 Oct 2004	InterActivist
David Orr. What work do you do? I am disguised as a professor at Oberlin College, but consider myself an Educator, capital E, not an educational technician or bureaucrat, and certainly not one "in the box" of a single discipline. At its best, education means to "educe," or draw forth, so I consider it essential not just to inform (a mechanical task) but to hone the capacity to discern ...
Topics: education, InterActivist, interview (all these topics)

Light One Up, Pass It Around Andrew Light, an enviro-academic, answers readers' questions		30 Jul 2004	InterActivist
Andrew Light, of New York University What do you recommend I read to get up to date on the subjects of environmental philosophy and ethics? What is the web address of your own work? -- Taro Keefe, Lismore, Australia How nice of you to ask! My website is here. You can find links there for my books and download some of my recent papers and forthcoming work. I co-edited a college textbook on ...
Topics: education, InterActivist, interview (all these topics)

Trip the Light Fantastic Andrew Light, an enviro-academic, answers Grist's questions		26 Jul 2004	InterActivist
Andrew Light. What work do you do? I'm a philosopher specializing mostly in environmental ethics and am currently Assistant Professor of Environmental Philosophy and director of the graduate program in Environmental Conservation Education at New York University in Manhattan. How does it relate to the environment? Let me give you some background on the field and then tell you a bit about how I go abou ...
Topics: education, InterActivist, interview (all these topics)

Hollywood Golightly An interview with Hollywood eco-crusader Laurie David	Amanda Griscom	16 Jun 2004	Main Dish
Those who are quick to snub Hollywood environmental activists as dabblers in eco-chic or peddlers of a pet cause would likely have a change of heart after shooting the breeze with Laurie David. Laurie David Photo: Tierney Gearon. David began her career booking comedians for David Letterman and met her husband Larry David -- co-creator of Seinfeld and creator and star of Curb Your Enthusiasm -- ...
Topics: celebrity, consumerism, education, environmental justice, environmental movement, green living, greenwashing, interview, NRDC (all these topics)

Eyes on the Prize Interviews with the 2004 winners of environmentalism's top prize	Michelle Nijhuis	19 Apr 2004	Main Dish
The winners: (clockwise from left) Eugene-Richard, Kochladze, Goldman (cofounder of the prize), De Carvalho, Grueso, Bee, and Shukla. Photo: Goldman Environmental Prize. The environmental movement often runs on the adrenaline of outrage, and the past year has provided more outrages than most. The White House has taken aim -- and fired -- at some of our most powerful environmental la ...
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