Satellite images for vivid environmental stories
I don’t know what to trust in the news anymore. I have taken to reading The Onion for hard-hitting investigative journalism. This is an especially troubling proposition for environmentalism.…
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Making solar power affordable in developing countries
Globally, over 1 billion people are still not connected to the grid. Every year, this consumer base burns over $30 Billion (USD) of their hard-earned income on candles, disposable…
Announcing the 2017 Pritzker Award finalists
Kareiva made the statement in announcing six finalists for the inaugural Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award, launched in July with financial support from the Anthony and Jeanne Pritzker Family Foundation.…
LA’s new cleantech chief and a champion for tomorrow’s talent
Vien Truong, Pritzker candidate, featured in GreenBiz.
It’s Never Been Harder to Be a Climate Scientist
Lauren Kurtz, Pritzker candidate, featured in the New Republic.
Dream Corps and NAACP Get New Leaders
Vien Truong, director of the Dream Corps’s Green for All climate-justice program and Pritzker Award candidate, has been named chief executive officer.
Cooking in the American south
Pritzker Award candidate, Micheal Twitty, writes a book about his journey through African-American culinary history in the south.
Meet the 2017 Pritzker candidates: 16-20
by Rebecca Ash Next month, we’ll announce the Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award finalists. Until then, meet the final group of candidates for the award, which is dedicated to someone under…
Meet the Pritzker candidates: 11-15
by Rebecca Ash Two weeks after the announcement of the inaugural Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award, our 20 candidates continue to be narrowed down to five finalists. All under the age of 40,…
Michael Twitty’s ‘The Cooking Gene’ Explores Intersection of Culture and Cuisine
(Pritzker candidate feature) Michael Twitty, writer, Judaic studies teacher, culinary historian and historical interpreter is a new kind of voice on the food scene. Twitty meshes cooking, food and history…
Meet the Pritzker candidates: 6-10
by Rebecca Ash Deliberations continue to reduce 20 candidates to five finalists for the inaugural Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award. With $100,000 at stake, meet the next group of contestants.…
Downtown Yonkers: A Cleaner, Greener Place to Call Home
Pritzker nominee featured in the New York Times.