interview

Eric Henry, sustainable T-shirt maker extraordinaire, answers questions

Eric Henry. What work do you do? I am the president of T.S. Designs. How does it relate to the environment? We provide the highest-quality, most-sustainable printed T-shirts on the market. We define that as being made of organic cotton or other sustainable fibers, manufactured in the U.S., and printed and dyed with our environmentally […]

Dan Peplow and Sarah Augustine, activists for indigenous health in Suriname, answer questions

Dan Peplow and Sarah Augustine. Q. With what environmental organization are you affiliated? A. We are co-directors of the Suriname Indigenous Health Fund. Q. What does your organization do? A. Our organization supplies technology and support to indigenous communities that are impacted by gold mining. The communities we work with live in the rainforest deep […]

Ann Bancroft, pioneering polar explorer, answers questions

Ann Bancroft. What work do you do? I typically call myself an educator, explorer, and lecturer. I have been lucky in life to blend my passions for teaching and the outdoor world together. In 1986, I joined the Steger International Polar Expedition, a team of seven men and 49 male dogs. After reaching the North […]

Alisa Smith and James MacKinnon chew the fat on their 100-mile diet

Two years ago, Alisa Smith and James MacKinnon set out to see if it was still possible, in these hyper-globalized times, to live off food grown in your own ‘hood. The pair made a pact to dine on dishes culled from within a 100-mile radius of their Vancouver, B.C., home for an entire year. Their […]

Tracey Smith, advocate for simple living, answers questions

Tracy Smith. What work do you do? I’m a writer and broadcaster on downshifting and sustainable living, and I also put together an awareness campaign called National Downshifting Week, which is this week. NDW is a grassroots awareness campaign, designed to encourage participants to “Slow Down and Green Up”! There’s a great quote I often […]

Bill Bradlee and David Kroodsma, climate-fightin’ bike riders, answer questions

Bill Bradlee and David Kroodsma. What work do you do? How does it relate to the environment? David: Over the past 17 months, I bicycled from California to the southern tip of Argentina to raise awareness of the international consequences of global warming. I gave talks, visited schools, got in the media, and posted information […]

Meghan Meyers, founder of green-wedding mag Portovert, answers questions

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 […]

An interview with Duke Energy CEO Jim Rogers

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 […]

David James Duncan, author and fly fisher, answers questions

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 […]