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Ms. Green Jeans
Tierra Del Forte, eco-jeans designer, answers Grist's questions |
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24 Jul 2006 |
InterActivist |
| Tierra Del Forte. What work do you do? I'm a designer and the founder of Del Forte Denim. How does it relate to the environment? We design and manufacture a line of premium organic denim for women. We also strive to educate consumers about the dangers of conventional cotton agriculture and the restorative effect of organic farming. Non-organic cotton can cause permanent damage to the soil, the water, the ... |
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| Topics: green living, InterActivist, interview (all these topics) |
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A chat with Andy Revkin about Inhofe's attack
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Kit Stolz |
23 Jul 2006 |
Gristmill |
| Andrew Revkin has been reporting on climate and science for The New York Times for over 10 years. He recently completed a book about his experiences in the Arctic: The North Pole Was Here, a straightforward but appealing you-are-here account of visiting the top of our home planet, where the air is thin, the 'ground' is ice floating on the ocean, and everything is changing. The story is intended to be accessible to anyone over the age of ten. (The first chapter is ... |
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| Topics: interview, James Inhofe (all these topics) |
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Touched by Angel
Israeli eco-activist and student Roey Angel answers readers' questions |
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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 ... |
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| Topics: education, InterActivist, interview, Israel (all these topics) |
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Just Call Him Angel
Israeli eco-activist and student Roey Angel answers Grist's questions |
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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 ... |
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| Topics: education, InterActivist, interview, Israel (all these topics) |
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In Goodell Company
An interview with Jeff Goodell, author of Big Coal |
David Roberts |
14 Jul 2006 |
Arts and Minds |
| In 2001, around the time Dick Cheney's secret-recipe energy plan made its debut, Jeff Goodell went to West Virginia to report on coal's rising fortunes. He'd been sent to do a story for The New York Times Magazine, but the material spilled over into a book, Big Coal: The Dirty Secret Behind America's Energy Future, published this summer. It's a journey from the mines of Wyoming, across the plains b ... |
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| Topics: coal, energy, interview (all these topics) |
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Lend Me Your Gears
Blake Mycoskie, founder of eco-friendly driving school, answers readers' questions |
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14 Jul 2006 |
InterActivist |
| Blake Mycoskie, Drivers Ed Direct. How does one enroll in your driving school? And where is it located? -- Kevin Hopps, Valley Village, Calif. You can enroll in our driving school by simply logging on to the Drivers Ed Direct website or calling us toll-free at 1.800.728.1048. We provide DMV-approved online drivers' ed courses for the states of California, Florida, Nevada, and Texa ... |
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| Topics: InterActivist, interview, placemaking, renewable energy (all these topics) |
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Give 'Em a Blake
Blake Mycoskie, founder of eco-friendly driving school, answers Grist's questions |
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10 Jul 2006 |
InterActivist |
| Blake Mycoskie. What's your job title? I'm cofounder and chair of Drivers Ed Direct. How does your work relate to the environment? Photo: Drivers Ed Direct. We teach kids to drive in hybrids, which makes them more comfortable with the technology and educates them about environmental responsibility. We believe this makes them more likely to buy a hybrid vehicle and have a heightened awar ... |
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| Topics: InterActivist, interview, placemaking, renewable energy (all these topics) |
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Street Smarts
An interview with smart-growth expert and author Anthony Flint |
David Roberts |
07 Jul 2006 |
Main Dish |
| Few debates in the U.S. are more emotionally charged than the one over sprawl -- the exodus, since World War II, of America's middle class from cities to far-flung residential areas. Environmentalists, small farmers, and social-justice activists deplore sprawl for its unhealthy effects on land and communities. Suburbanites bristle at the attacks on their personal choices -- the desire for sa ... |
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| Topics: interview, placemaking, sprawl, urban planning (all these topics) |
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Interview with makers of Who Killed the Electric Car?
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David Roberts |
27 Jun 2006 |
Gristmill |
| Watch the movie trailer:Windows Media | Quicktime | Real. Courtesy Sony Pictures Classics. Hoping to share a little bit of the spotlight with that other eco-themed documentary -- alongside which it debuted at the Sundance film festival -- Who Killed the Electric Car? will drive (without emissions!) into theaters next month (or tomorrow, if you're in NYC or L.A.). On June 9, I sat down for a wide-ranging discussion with Chris Paine, the director ... |
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| Topics: Big Auto, cars, electric vehicles, energy efficiency, hybrids, interview, politics (all these topics) |
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Someone to Earthwatch Over Me
Ed Wilson, Earthwatch CEO, answers Grist's questions |
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26 Jun 2006 |
InterActivist |
| Ed Wilson. What's your job title? President and CEO of Earthwatch Institute. What does your organization do? First, we help gather objective science-based information that allows us all to understand complex environmental and social issues and make informed and sustainable management decisions. We support over 130 research expeditions in 55 countries that help inform important agendas, such as the Unit ... |
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| Topics: Earthwatch, InterActivist, interview (all these topics) |
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Right Said Ed
Ed Wilson, Earthwatch CEO, answers readers' questions |
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26 Jun 2006 |
InterActivist |
| Ed Wilson, CEO of Earthwatch Institute. I support your quest to create a groundswell of environmental champions around the world. However, how do you justify sending these 4,000 people to mainly overseas destinations via air travel? Surely the enormous CO2 footprint of these people outweighs the science data collection gain? -- Jennifer Morgan, London, United Kingdom That is a good question, and one that we are ad ... |
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| Topics: Earthwatch, InterActivist, interview (all these topics) |
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There's Something About Terry
Bryant Terry, food-justice activist, answers readers' questions |
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23 Jun 2006 |
InterActivist |
| Bryant Terry, founder of b-healthy. What do you think about Wal-Mart offering organic products? -- Haven Bourque, San Francisco, Calif. That's the million-dollar question. Jumping on the organic bandwagon will probably mean higher profits for Wal-Mart, so they gladly carry products with the organic seal. But it's important to remember that Wal-Mart has very little concern for public healt ... |
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| Topics: environmental justice, food and agriculture, InterActivist, interview, non-government organizations, politics (all these topics) |
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Ay, There's the Grub
Bryant Terry, food-justice activist, answers Grist's questions |
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19 Jun 2006 |
InterActivist |
| Bryant Terry. What work do you do? I've committed myself to feeding people; illuminating the connections between poverty, malnutrition, and institutional racism; and working to create a more just and sustainable food system for everyone. b-healthy gets teenagers cooking. In 2001, I founded b-healthy (Build Healthy Eating and Lifestyles to Help Youth), a New York City-based food-justice organization ma ... |
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| Topics: environmental justice, food and agriculture, InterActivist, interview, non-government organizations, politics (all these topics) |
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The Seventh Habits of a Highly Effective Person
Jeffrey Hollender, Seventh Generation president, answers readers' questions |
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16 Jun 2006 |
InterActivist |
| Jeffrey Hollender, Seventh Generation. You mentioned that the people most at risk from the conventional products your brand is meant to replace can't afford to buy your stuff, and as a company you're working on resolving this. Any chance you can give examples of ideas that you're working on? And if not, what do you think needs to happen, in general, for truly na ... |
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| Topics: business, green cleaning, green living, InterActivist, interview (all these topics) |
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Talkin' Bout My Seventh Generation
Jeffrey Hollender, Seventh Generation president, answers Grist's questions |
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12 Jun 2006 |
InterActivist |
| Jeffrey Hollender. What work do you do? I'm president of Seventh Generation, though lately I've been referring to myself as the Inspired Protagonist, providing the vision and inspiration to carry the company forward. How does your work relate to the environment? Photos: Seventh Generation. Our company provides nontoxic cleaners, recycled paper towels and tissues, and other al ... |
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| Topics: business, green cleaning, green living, InterActivist, interview (all these topics) |
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Mover and Shaffer
Don Shaffer, local-biz promoter and green skateboard entrepreneur, answers readers' questions |
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09 Jun 2006 |
InterActivist |
| Don Shaffer, Business Alliance for Local Living Economies. I'm a business major graduating in August, and my dream has been to start a chain of green boutique hotels in exotic locations. What advice do you have for a young entrepreneur coming directly out of university wanting to start a green, sustainable business? -- Emily Slaco, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada You ... |
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| Topics: business, environmental non-government organizations, InterActivist, interview (all these topics) |
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Wary Indiana
An interview with Dick Lugar, GOP crusader for energy independence |
Amanda Griscom Little |
07 Jun 2006 |
Main Dish |
| If you had to name the foreign-policy heavyweight who has brought more political muscle to the energy-independence crusade than any other, it would be Dick Lugar. Republican from Indiana and chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Lugar is no stranger to superlatives: Named one of the "10 Best Senators" in a recent issue of Time Magazine, he is also widely consi ... |
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| Topics: biofuels, energy, energy efficiency, interview, politics (all these topics) |
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Skate of Grace
Don Shaffer, local-biz promoter and green skateboard entrepreneur, answers Grist's questions |
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05 Jun 2006 |
InterActivist |
| Don Shaffer. What work do you do? I'm executive director of the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies and co-owner of Comet Skateboards. What does your organization do? BALLE is a growing alliance of more than 5,400 entrepreneurs and small-business owners from across the U.S. and Canada who are dedicated to building Local Living Economies, and to a different way of doing ... |
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| Topics: business, environmental non-government organizations, InterActivist, interview (all these topics) |
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The Turn of the Drew
Drew Weiner, reef-protection crusader, answers readers' questions |
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02 Jun 2006 |
InterActivist |
| Drew Weiner, Reef Protection International. Does Reef Protection International have a position on keeping corals and invertebrates as aquarium pets? -- Linus C., Washington, D.C. RPI supports responsible fish/reef keeping. We believe that having a home aquarium provides people, especially children, with a great opportunity to learn about marine science and fish behavior. In addition, it is the e ... |
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| Topics: environmental non-government organizations, InterActivist, interview, marine life, oceans (all these topics) |
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Eat the Press
An interview with foodie author Michael Pollan |
David Roberts |
31 May 2006 |
Main Dish |
| Michael Pollan has built a reputation as a sleuthing agro-journalist. In his writing for The New York Times Magazine and a quartet of books, he's trailed a steer from birth to dinner plate, traced America's obesity epidemic to corn subsidies, and narrowly, fumblingly outwitted a small-town cop who came uncomfortably close to his marijuana patch. His writing -- an engaging mélange of travelogue, economic ana ... |
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| Topics: agriculture, food, industrial ag, interview, local food, organic food (all these topics) |
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Swimming With the Fishes
Drew Weiner, reef-protection crusader, answers Grist's questions |
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29 May 2006 |
InterActivist |
| Drew Weiner. With what environmental organization are you affiliated? I'm the director of Reef Protection International. What does your organization do? RPI contributes to coral-reef conservation by educating the public about the marine aquarium trade and helping consumers make responsible, "reef-safe" buying choices. Coral reefs are in crisis due to warming seas, pollution, and overfi ... |
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| Topics: environmental non-government organizations, InterActivist, interview, marine life, oceans (all these topics) |
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Docket Man
John Suttles, Southern environmental lawyer, answers readers' questions |
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26 May 2006 |
InterActivist |
| John Suttles, Southern Environmental Law Center. Would you recommend entering the law profession with the intention of becoming a public-interest attorney? There already seem to be a flood of people with the exact same idea. Can someone realistically earn a living as a public-interest lawyer? -- Jesse Langdon, Seattle, Wash. The short answer is: "yeah, but it ain't necessarily easy." Of c ... |
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| Topics: environmental justice, environmental non-government organizations, InterActivist, interview, politics, South (all these topics) |
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The South Will Sue Again
John Suttles, Southern environmental lawyer, answers Grist's questions |
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22 May 2006 |
InterActivist |
| John Suttles. What work do you do? I'm a senior attorney with the Southern Environmental Law Center in Chapel Hill, N.C. How does it relate to the environment? For the past 20 years, the Southern Environmental Law Center -- the biggest environmental organization headquartered in the Southeast -- has used the full power of the law to conserve clean water, healthy air, wild lands, and livabl ... |
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| Topics: environmental justice, environmental non-government organizations, InterActivist, interview, politics, South (all these topics) |
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Woman on Top
Melinda Kramer, advocate for grassroots women activists, answers readers' questions |
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15 May 2006 |
InterActivist |
| Melinda Kramer, Women's Global Green Action Network. What can/should we do to get more women at the helm of environmental decision-making? -- Kirstin Henninger, Palampur, India In villages and cities around the world, grassroots women are protecting their communities, stewarding their forests, rivers, and land, and transforming their local economies. The problem is many women leaders a ... |
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| Topics: environmental non-government organizations, InterActivist, interview (all these topics) |
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Wonder Women
Melinda Kramer, advocate for grassroots women activists, answers Grist's questions |
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15 May 2006 |
InterActivist |
| Melinda Kramer. Photo: Caitlin Sislin. With what environmental organization are you affiliated? I am cofounder and codirector of Women's Global Green Action Network, an international organization that unites and empowers grassroots women advocates, entrepreneurs, and community leaders around the world who are working in the areas of environmental, economic, and social justice. How does you ... |
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| Topics: environmental non-government organizations, InterActivist, interview (all these topics) |
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