shameless self-promotion
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Saving the planet, one cruise at a time
Set a course for adventure …Photo: JemingwayOdd locations are not unusual for green-leaning conferences, but this one might take the cake. I’m en route to Miami for a conference aboard, ahem, a cruise ship. What better place to contemplate the fate of the Earth, ocean conservation, and ways to right the planet’s social ills than […]
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Me, talking about the Clean Energy Standard [VIDEO]
Last week, I sat down for an interview with EnergyNow about the Clean Energy Standard that Obama introduced during his State of the Union. Senate Energy Committee Chair Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.) and ranking member Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) recently put out a white paper soliciting ideas for how the policy should be constructed. In the first […]
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Me, on TV, talking Obama’s energy plan [VIDEO]
Yesterday I appeared on The Alonya Show, a political talk show on the RT (previously Russia Today) global news network, talking about Obama’s new energy plan: If I’d known I was going to be on TV, I might have showered. And put on a decent shirt. And shrunk my enormous head. One thing I’d add: […]
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Fearless Leader Has Idea
Dear Grist Nation, Perhaps you saw our saucy little preview of the refurbished Grist.org last week. If not, surprise! Do you now find us hotter and more irresistible than ever before? We hope so. Our new homepage makes it easier to get your eyeballs on our juicy journalism, astute advice, newsy nuggets, and hot-off-the-press posts […]
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We can't beat China at cleantech as long as GOP keeps kissing fossil-fuel ass
Can the U.S. compete with China on greentech? No, because most Republicans don't believe that boosting America's clean energy industries is a worthy goal.
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I talk population and 7 billion on Green Patriot Radio
This week I got the chance to talk about my recent post "2011: The year we’ll hit 7 billion" on Green Patriot Radio with host David Steinman.
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Me, on EnergyNow [VIDEO]
I was on the show EnergyNow yesterday. I think the episode airs this morning on ABC in the Washington, D.C. area, after Christiane Amanpour's show. Here's the clip and a few thoughts.
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Population media awards go to me and other, more worthy journalists
The winners of the Population Institute's Global Media Awards for Excellence in Population Reporting do impressive work publicizing population issues.
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My Lexus debate
I was part of a live debate in Chicago this past Thursday, facing off against Steve Everley of American Solutions at an event sponsored by Lexus and Patron and moderated by Mark McGrath, who you may remember as the frost-tipped lead singer of the band Sugar Ray, beloved to millions for their 1997 hit "Fly." Yes, that's all as weird as it sounds.