interview

Jarid Manos, CEO of the Great Plains Restoration Council, answers questions

Jarid Manos. With what environmental organization are you affiliated? What’s your job title? I am the founder and CEO of Great Plains Restoration Council, based in Fort Worth, Texas;, Wounded Knee, S.D.; and Denver, Colo. What does your organization do? Out here in flyover country, our prairies and plains have been so devastated they have […]

Michael Kieschnick, president of Working Assets, answers questions

Michael Kieschnick. What work do you do? I am the president of Working Assets, a social-change company that uses the business of wireless and credit cards to achieve environmental and social progress. Over the years, we have also generated over $50 million in donations to progressive groups, many of them working for wonderful environmental causes. […]

Mike D of the Beastie Boys drops science on green tours, politics, and Live Earth

The Beastie Boys are (L to R) MCA, Adrock, and Mike D. Photo: Jennifer Hall “I’m recording [this interview] so I can send the tapes to Jerry Lewis; he archives all of my interviews,” Beastie Boy Mike D deadpanned at the other end of the phone line. “In addition to being an all-around comedian and […]

In Black, climate-conscious youth jazz band, answers questions

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 […]

Antonio Diaz, environmental-justice advocate, answers questions

Antonio Diaz. With what environmental organization are you affiliated? I work with a San Francisco-based grassroots environmental-justice organization called PODER: People Organizing to Demand Environmental and Economic Rights. I’m the organization’s director. What does your organization do? PODER works with Latino immigrant families in San Francisco to organize on environmental- and economic-justice issues affecting them, […]

A. Carl Leopold, nature activist, answers Grist’s questions

What work do you do? Mostly the organizations I’m involved with are oriented toward active programs for nurturing quality pieces of nature. I am on the board of the Aldo Leopold Foundation; president of the Tropical Forestry Initiative; founding president of the Finger Lakes Land Trust; on the board of the Black Locust Initiative; vice […]

Susan Griffin-Black, purveyor of organic bath and body care products, answers Grist’s questions

Susan Griffin-Black. What work do you do? I am the co-CEO and co-founder of EO. I am also affiliated with Youth for Environmental Sanity, Pachamama Alliance, Marin Organic, the Organic Trade Association’s Personal Care Task Force, and Campaign for Safe Cosmetics. How does it relate to the environment? EO is a certified organic, family-owned and […]

Warren G. Stone, green religious leader, answers questions

Warren G. Stone. What work do you do? I’m a rabbi in the Washington, D.C., area; I’ve been privileged to serve as the rabbi of Temple Emanuel for the past 18 years. I also serve as the national environmental chair for the Central Conference of American Rabbis and am on a variety of boards, including […]

Ed Del Grande, master plumber and how-to expert, answers questions

Ed Del Grande. What work do you do? I am a home-improvement TV host, master plumber, columnist, author, and how-to expert for Kohler Co. In my work for Kohler, I travel across the country to green building shows, consumer events, and industry trade shows to demonstrate new high-efficiency toilets that use less water without sacrificing […]