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Jay Fever
An interview with Rep. Jay Inslee, clean-energy champion from Washington state |
David Roberts |
11 Apr 2007 |
Main Dish |
| Rep. Jay Inslee's two central passions, clean energy and global warming, received scant attention during his last eight years in Congress. Now, after a power shift on Capitol Hill, he's at the center of high-profile efforts to attack climate change and promote a new energy economy -- not to mention get his colleagues up to speed on the issues. The Democrat from Washington sta ... |
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| Topics: climate, Congress, energy, interview, Jay Inslee (all these topics) |
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Good Grooming
Meghan Meyers, founder of green-wedding mag Portovert, answers Grist's questions |
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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 ... |
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| Topics: green living, InterActivist, interview, magazines (all these topics) |
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Duncan Shines
David James Duncan, author and fly fisher, answers readers' questions |
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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 ... |
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| Topics: InterActivist, interview (all these topics) |
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Rogers and Me
An interview with Duke Energy CEO Jim Rogers |
Amanda Griscom Little |
04 Apr 2007 |
Main Dish |
| Meet Jim Rogers, a great American paradox. He's the top gun at Duke Energy, a huge (and hugely polluting) power company; he's also one of the nation's most dogged advocates for federal regulation of greenhouse-gas emissions. Jim Rogers. Duke Energy operates smack in the heart of coal country in the Midwest and Southeast and derives 70 percent of its power from the dirtiest of all fossil fuels. Rogers ... |
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| Topics: business, climate, energy, greenhouse-gas emissions, greenish companies, interview, regulation (all these topics) |
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By Hook and By Book
David James Duncan, author and fly fisher, answers Grist's questions |
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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 ... |
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| Topics: InterActivist, interview (all these topics) |
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Her Side of the Mountain
Mary Anne Hitt, director of Appalachian Voices, answers readers' questions |
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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 ... |
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| Topics: coal, energy, InterActivist, interview, mining (all these topics) |
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For a Moment
John Kerry and Teresa Heinz Kerry chat about their new environmental book |
Amanda Griscom Little |
29 Mar 2007 |
Main Dish |
| The environment brought them together. And now, together, they've brought out a book on the environment. (No flip-flop jokes, please.) John Kerry and Teresa Heinz Kerry. Photo: Diana Walker John Kerry first met Teresa Heinz at an Earth Day rally in 1990. The two reconnected at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, and then, three years later, wed. He continued to f ... |
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| Topics: Bill McDonough, books, interview, politics (all these topics) |
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Hitting Back
Mary Anne Hitt, director of Appalachian Voices, answers Grist's questions |
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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 ... |
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| Topics: coal, energy, InterActivist, interview, mining (all these topics) |
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IV League
Karen Bowman, environmental-health nurse, answers readers' questions |
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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 ... |
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| Topics: health, InterActivist, interview (all these topics) |
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Better Off Ed
An interview with Rep. Ed Markey about the politics of climate change |
David Roberts |
22 Mar 2007 |
Main Dish |
| Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) received the chairmanship of the newest House committee -- and, along with it, a turf war with one of the oldest and longest-serving Democrats on Capitol Hill, the formidable Michigan Rep. John Dingell. Rep. Edward Markey. The House voted to create the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming earlier this month, at the urging of Speaker N ... |
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| Topics: climate, Congress, Ed Markey, energy, interview, politics (all these topics) |
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A Van With a Plan
An interview with Van Jones, advocate for social justice and shared green prosperity |
David Roberts |
20 Mar 2007 |
Main Dish |
| Big business has finally realized that there's lots of money to be made in the transition to a clean-energy economy. Van Jones wants to make sure working-class and minority Americans realize it too. Van Jones. Jones, a civil-rights lawyer, is founder and executive director of the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, an innovative nonprofit that made its name working ... |
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| Topics: business, energy, environmental justice, green jobs, interview, renewable energy, Van Jones (all these topics) |
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Hello, Nurse!
Karen Bowman, environmental-health nurse, answers questions |
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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 ... |
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| Topics: health, InterActivist, interview (all these topics) |
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Femme Natal
Anika Rahman, women's- and reproductive-rights advocate, answers readers' questions |
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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, ... |
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| Topics: green living, health, InterActivist, interview, United Nations, United States (all these topics) |
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Intent of a Woman
Anika Rahman, women's- and reproductive-rights advocate, answers Grist's questions |
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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 ... |
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| Topics: green living, health, InterActivist, interview, United Nations, United States (all these topics) |
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Sticky Notes
An interview with author Chip Heath about making environmental messages sticky |
David Roberts |
12 Mar 2007 |
Main Dish |
| Quick, what's the last political campaign slogan you remember? Is it the Democrats' recent zinger, "Together, we can do better"? Probably not. You probably forgot that one before they got to "better." Chip Heath and Dan Heath. Photo: Amy Surdacki In an age of instant media, ubiquitous advertising, and partisan politics, everyone wants to grab the public eye ... |
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| Topics: books, environmental movement, green living, interview, messaging (all these topics) |
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One Fine Day
Lisa Day of socially conscious film company Participant Productions answers readers' questions |
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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 ... |
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| Topics: An Inconvenient Truth, climate, green living, InterActivist, interview, movies (all these topics) |
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Something in the Way She Movies
Lisa Day of socially conscious film company Participant Productions answers Grist's questions |
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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 ... |
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| Topics: An Inconvenient Truth, climate, green living, InterActivist, interview, movies (all these topics) |
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Swum of the Time
Michael Boots, director of the Seafood Choices Alliance, answers readers' questions |
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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 ... |
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| Topics: fishing, InterActivist, interview, oceans, Seafood Choices Alliance (all these topics) |
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Swedening the Pot
An interview with IKEA sustainability director Thomas Bergmark |
David Roberts |
27 Feb 2007 |
Main Dish |
| Green by design. Photo: IKEA Last week, IKEA U.S. announced a "bag the plastic bag" initiative: the retailer will charge a nickel for plastic bags to discourage their use, donating all revenue to the nonprofit conservation group American Forests. The store will also let shoppers walk away with one of its iconic reusable blue bags for 59 cents. Pleasant enough news, but it struc ... |
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| Topics: business, greening biz operations, greenish companies, interview, Sweden (all these topics) |
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Boots Camp
Michael Boots, director of the Seafood Choices Alliance, answers Grist's questions |
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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 ... |
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| Topics: fishing, InterActivist, interview, oceans, Seafood Choices Alliance (all these topics) |
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Flock and Awe
David Feld, director of GeesePeace, answers readers' questions |
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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 ... |
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| Topics: environmental non-government organizations, InterActivist, interview, wildlife (all these topics) |
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What's Good for the Goose
David Feld, director of GeesePeace, answers Grist's questions |
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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 ... |
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| Topics: environmental non-government organizations, InterActivist, interview, wildlife (all these topics) |
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Bird Is the Word
Kristen Berry, president of avian political-advocacy organization BirdPAC, answers readers' questions |
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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 ... |
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| Topics: environmental non-government organizations, InterActivist, interview, politics, wildlife (all these topics) |
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Q&A with SRI expert Thomas Van Dyck
Model Summer Rayne Oakes quizzes him on socially responsible investing |
Grist |
14 Feb 2007 |
Gristmill |
| In this guest post, model and sustainable business consultant Summer Rayne Oakes recounts her recent interview with socially responsible investing expert Thomas Van Dyck. (Read more about Oakes in a Grist profile.) I first met Thomas Van Dyck in June 2005 during the height of San Francisco's World Environment Day celebrations. It was a brief two-minute introduction wedged between a chaotic green trade show and a trippy drum-circle gathering. All I managed to find out during ... |
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| Topics: business, interview (all these topics) |
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Soar Winner
Kristen Berry, president of avian political-advocacy organization BirdPAC, answers Grist's questions |
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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 ... |
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| Topics: environmental non-government organizations, InterActivist, interview, politics, wildlife (all these topics) |
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