The Environmentalist

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name = THE ENVIRONMENTALIST
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website = [http://www.the-environmentalist.org/ the-environmentalist.org]

The Environmentalist is a public interest, eco-investigative journalism site that reports on the geopolitics and science of climate change, general politics, sustainable living, business impact and the history of affected regions.

Founding

Founded in November, 2006, The Environmentalist's writers include Huffington Post environmental and geopolitical contributor, [http://www.huffintongpost.com/Janet-Ritz Janet Ritz] ; award winning playwright and author, Sherman Yellen; author of the REAL McCAIN Cliff Schecter; filmmaker Greg Reitman, producer of the 2008 Sundance Film Festival award winning documentary, Fields of Fuel; Democratic Activist [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/terry-leach Terry Leach] ; as well as scientists, environmental lawyers and various guest contributors.

Founding Publisher and Managing Editor, Janet Ritz, is the daughter of award winning Associated Press courtroom artist and journalist, Rosalie Ritz. An environmental activist and writer who was mentored in her youth by writer and composer Joaquin Nin-Culmell, concert promoter Bill Graham and artist Zahara Schatz, Janet Ritz founded The Environmentalist in 2006 as a forum for unfiltered climate science information after learning from colleagues about the editing of James Hansen's climate science reports by the Bush Administration.

In August, 2007, Ritz wrote an article for the Huffington Post: [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/janet-ritz/nasas-climate-change-sat_b_60214.html NASA's Climate Change Satellites: White House Cuts Leaked] , which reported cuts in climate science satellites that were concurrent with a declaration by the Bush Administration to become more involved in fighting global warming [cite web | url = http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19030744/ | title = U.S. scales back climate science via satellites | publisher = MSNBC/Associated Press | author = N/A | date = 2007-06-04 | accessdate = 2007-08-13] . This led to an expansion of The Environmentalist's format to include topics beyond the environment. In January, 2008, The Environmentalist began to be picked up by wire services. In April, 2008, the editorial page was launched when Ritz published a tribute to her late mother's work on both [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/janet-ritz/a-life-well-lived_b_97544.html The Huffington Post] [cite web | url = http://www.huffingtonpost.com/janet-ritz/a-life-well-lived_b_97544.html | title = A Life Well Lived | publisher = The Huffington Post | author = Janet Ritz | date = 2008-04-20 | accessdate = 2008-06-16] and [http://op-ed.the-environmentalist.org/2008/04/life-well-lived.html The Environmentalist] [cite web | url = http://op-ed.the-environmentalist.org/2008/04/life-well-lived.html | title = A Life Well Lived | publisher = The Environmentalist | author = Janet Ritz | date = 2008-04-20 | accessdate = 2008-06-16] . World news, history and resource pages followed soon after.

Format

The Environmentalist displays articles under the following sections (verticals): Home, Politics, Climate, World, Science, History, Business, Resources, Editorial, Lifestyle, Eco-Links, Tags and Archive. The articles are noted for their use of illustrations, photographs, charts and diagrams to clarify article points and conclusions.

A public interest site, The Environmentalist, is published under a Creative Commons 3.0 License with many of its articles carried by various online wire services, including Reuters, Chicago Sun-Times, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Fox News, IBS and USA Today.

Notable articles

In August, 2008, The Environmentalist published filmmaker Greg Reitman's personal account, [http://op-ed.the-environmentalist.org/2008/08/filmmakers-fields-of-fuel.html A Filmmaker's 'Fields of Fuel'] [ cite web | url = http://op-ed.the-environmentalist.org/2008/08/filmmakers-fields-of-fuel.html | title = A Filmmaker's 'Fields of Fuel' | Publisher = The Environmentalist | author = Greg Reitman | date 2008-08-14 | accessdate = 2008-08-18] of his journey that led to the 2008 Sundance Film Festival Audience Award winning documentary Fields of Fuel.

In July, 2008, The Environmentalist published an article entitled: [http://climate.the-environmentalist.org/2008/07/james-hansens-warning-to-g8-weve-passed.html James Hansen to the G8: We've passed safe C02 levels] [cite web | url = http://climate.the-environmentalist.org/2008/07/james-hansens-warning-to-g8-weve-passed.html | title = James Hansen to the G8: We've passed safe C02 levels | publisher = The Environmentalist | author = The Environmentalist Staff | date = 2008-07-03 | accessdate = 2008-07-07] which included a letter from Dr. James Hansen of NASA's Goddard Spaces Sciences Institute, in which Hansen warned that the maximum safe level of atmospheric C02 (350 ppm) had been exceeded (385 ppm):

"My address tomorrow to the United Nations University G8 Symposium summarizes scientific data revealing that the safe level of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) is no more than 350 ppm (parts per million), and is likely less than that. Implications for energy policy are profound, as atmospheric CO2 is already 385 ppm."

Hansen's letter was addressed to Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda of Japan, host of the 2008 G8 Summit. He requested Fukuda's leadership in addressing the findings.

In May, 2008, an article by contributing writer, Terry Leach, entitled: [http://politics.the-environmentalist.org/2008/05/questioning-hillarys-victory-in.html Hillary Clinton's ‘Victory’ in Pennsylvania: The Rush Limbaugh Effect] [cite web | url = http://politics.the-environmentalist.org/2008/05/questioning-hillarys-victory-in.html | title = Hillary Clinton's ‘Victory’ in Pennsylvania: The Rush Limbaugh Effect | publisher = The Environmentalist | author = Terry Leach | date = 2008-05-03 | accessdate = 2008-06-16] and subsequently picked up by Reuters [cite web | url = http://www.reuters.com/article/blogBurst/entertainment?bbPostId=BASbxpqvtcJ9Cz2s1IsdjKc8ZBzRmMx5wD0pcCz2fgJ5LfXBd2 | title = Hillary Clinton's ‘Victory’ in Pennsylvania: The Rush Limbaugh Effect | publisher = Reuters | author = Terry Leach | date = 2008-05-04 | accessdate = 2008-06-16] , The Huffington Post [cite web | url = http://www.huffingtonpost.com/terry-leach/questioning-hillary-clint_b_100260.html Huffington Post | title = Hillary Clinton's ‘Victory’ in Pennsylvania: The Rush Limbaugh Effect | publisher = The Huffington Post | author = Terry Leach | date = 2008-05-04 | accessdate = 2008-06-16] , and The Chicago Sun-Times [cite web | url = http://www.suntimes.com/news/blogentries/index.html?bbPostId=BASbxpqvtcJ9Cz2s1IsdjKc8ZBzRmMx5wD0pcCz2fgJ5LfXBd2 | title = Hillary Clinton's ‘Victory’ in Pennsylvania: The Rush Limbaugh Effect | publisher = The Chicago Sun-Times | author = Terry Leach | date = 2008-05-04 | accessdate = 2008-06-16] , posited that the votes for Hillary Clinton cast during the Pennsylvania Primary should be explored to assess the impact by Rush Limbaugh's Operation Chaos. This resulted in the phrase "The Limbaugh Effect" being used across the media sphere, which earned a response from Rush Limbaugh [cite web | url = http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_050508/content/01125108.guest.html | title = Transcript: Rush Limbaugh Radio Broadcast | author = Rush Limbaugh | date = 2008-05-05 | accessdate = 2008-06-16] that was answered by The Environmentalist's managing editor in an article entitled: [http://op-ed.the-environmentalist.org/2008/05/why-rush-limbaugh-thinks-this-site-is.html Why Rush Limbaugh Thinks This Site is Unfriendly] [cite web | url = http://op-ed.the-environmentalist.org/2008/05/why-rush-limbaugh-thinks-this-site-is.html | title = Why Rush Limbaugh Thinks This Site is Unfriendly | publisher = The Environmentalist | author = Janet Ritz | date = 2008-05-05 | accessdate = 2008-06-16] .

Top published The Environmentalist articles include:
* [http://climate.the-environmentalist.org/2008/07/james-hansens-warning-to-g8-weve-passed.html James Hansen to the G8: We've passed safe C02 levels] [cite web | url = http://climate.the-environmentalist.org/2008/07/james-hansens-warning-to-g8-weve-passed.html | title = James Hansen to the G8: We've passed safe C02 levels | publisher = The Environmentalist | author = The Environmentalist Staff | date = 2008-07-03 | accessdate = 2008-07-07]
* [http://op-ed.the-environmentalist.org/2008/08/filmmakers-fields-of-fuel.html A Filmmaker's 'Fields of Fuel'] [ cite web | url = http://op-ed.the-environmentalist.org/2008/08/filmmakers-fields-of-fuel.html | title = A Filmmaker's 'Fields of Fuel' | Publisher = The Environmentalist | author = Greg Reitman | date 2008-08-14 | accessdate = 2008-08-18]
* [http://op-ed.the-environmentalist.org/2008/05/letter-to-two-wives.html A Letter to Two Wives] [cite web | url = http://op-ed.the-environmentalist.org/2008/05/letter-to-two-wives.html | title = A Letter to Two Wives | publisher = The Environmentalist, Chicago Sun-Times | author = Sherman Yellen | date = 2008-05-22 | accessdate = 2008-06-16]
* [http://politics.the-environmentalist.org/2008/05/mccains-murderers-row.html McCain's Murderers Row] [cite web | url = http://politics.the-environmentalist.org/2008/05/mccains-murderers-row.html | title = McCain's Murderers Row | publisher = The Environmentalist, The Huffington Post, Reuters | author = Cliff Schecter | date = 2008-05-14 | accessdate = 2008-06-16]
* [http://climate.the-environmentalist.org/2008/02/new-climate-reality.html A New Climate Reality] [cite web | url = http://climate.the-environmentalist.org/2008/02/new-climate-reality.html | title = A New Climate Reality | publisher = The Environmentalist | author = John MacLeish | date = 2008-03-01 | accessdate = 2008-06-16]
* [http://science.the-environmentalist.org/2008/05/honeybees-at-unsustainable-levels-over.html Honeybees at unsustainable levels: over one-third gone] [cite web | url = http://science.the-environmentalist.org/2008/05/honeybees-at-unsustainable-levels-over.html | title = Honeybees at unsustainable levels: over one-third gone | publisher = The Environmentalist, Reuters, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution | author = The Environmentalist Staff | date = 2008-05-06 | accessdate = 2008-06-16]
* [http://living.the-environmentalist.org/2008/03/cats-may-lower-heart-attack-risk.html Cats lower heat attack risk] [cite web | url = http://living.the-environmentalist.org/2008/03/cats-may-lower-heart-attack-risk.html | title = Cats lower heat attack risk | publisher = The Environmentalist, FoxNews | author = Janet Ritz | date = 2008-03-19 | accessdate = 2008-06-16]
* [http://op-ed.the-environmentalist.org/2007/04/zoroastrianisms-influence-on-judaism.html Zoroastrianism's Influence] [cite web | url = http://op-ed.the-environmentalist.org/2007/04/zoroastrianisms-influence-on-judaism.html | title = Zoroastrianism's Influence | publisher = The Environmentalist | author = Janet Ritz | date = 2007-04-11 | accessdate = 2008-06-16]
* [http://politics.the-environmentalist.org/2008/03/who-are-kurds.html Who are the Kurds?] [cite web | url = http://politics.the-environmentalist.org/2008/03/who-are-kurds.html | title = Who are the Kurds | publisher = The Environmentalist, The Huffington Post, Reuters | author = Janet Ritz | date = 2008-02-28 | accessdate = 2008-06-16]
* [http://science.the-environmentalist.org/2008/04/carnegie-study-climate-requires-near.html Carnegie Study: Climate Requires Near-zero Emissions] [cite web | url = http://science.the-environmentalist.org/2008/04/carnegie-study-climate-requires-near.html | title = Carnegie Study: Climate Requires Near-zero Emissions | publisher = The Environmentalist, Reuters, IBS | author = The Environmentalist Staff | date = 2008-05-14 | accessdate = 2008-06-16]
* [http://politics.the-environmentalist.org/2008/03/bush-intervenes-on-epa-smog-ruling.html President Bush Intervenes on EPA Smog Ruling] [cite web | url = http://politics.the-environmentalist.org/2008/03/bush-intervenes-on-epa-smog-ruling.html | title = President Bush Intervenes on EPA Smog Ruling | publisher = The Environmentalist, Reuters, FoxNews, | author = John MacLeish, Janet Ritzwith The Environmentalist Staff | date = 2008-03-14 | accessdate = 2008-06-16]
* [http://science.the-environmentalist.org/2008/04/harvard-study-germs-in-soil-thrive-on.html Harvard Study: Germs in soil thrive on antibiotics] [cite web | url = http://science.the-environmentalist.org/2008/04/harvard-study-germs-in-soil-thrive-on.html | title = Harvard Study: Germs in soil thrive on antibiotics | publisher = The Environmentalist, Reuters | author = The Environmentalist Staff | date = 2008-04-04 | accessdate = 2008-06-16]
* [http://science.the-environmentalist.org/2008/03/us-floods-sign-of-things-to-come.html U.S. Floods a Sign of Things to Come] [cite web | url = http://science.the-environmentalist.org/2008/03/us-floods-sign-of-things-to-come.html | title = U.S. Floods a Sign of Things to Come | publisher = The Environmentalist, USA Today, IBS, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Fox News | author = The Environmentalist Staff | date = 2008-04-20 | accessdate = 2008-06-16]
* [http://climate.the-environmentalist.org/2008/04/bush-speech-shakes-up-paris-climate.htmlBush Speech Shakes Up Paris Climate Talks] [cite web | url = http://climate.the-environmentalist.org/2008/04/bush-speech-shakes-up-paris-climate.html | title = Bush Speech Shakes Up Paris Climate Talks | publisher = The Environmentalist, Reuters, IBS, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Fox News | author = John MacLeish | date = 2008-04-18 | accessdate = 2008-06-16]
* [http://business.the-environmentalist.org/2008/05/china-quake-may-reduce-vital-carbon.html China quake may reduce vital carbon offsets] [cite web | url = http://business.the-environmentalist.org/2008/05/china-quake-may-reduce-vital-carbon.html | title = China quake may reduce vital carbon offsets | publisher = The Environmentalist, Reuters | author = The Environmentalist Staff | date = [2008-05-15] | accessdate = 2008-06-16]
* [http://politics.the-environmentalist.org/2008/03/congress-to-drill-for-answers-on-oil.html Congress to drill for answers on oil prices] [cite web | url = http://politics.the-environmentalist.org/2008/03/congress-to-drill-for-answers-on-oil.html | title = Congress to drill for answers on oil prices | publisher = The Environmentalist, Reuters, IBS, FoxNews | author = The Environmentalist Staff | date = 2008-03-31 | accessdate = 2008-06-16]
* [http://science.the-environmentalist.org/2008/02/lights-at-night-linked-to-breast-cancer.html Lights at Night Linked to Breast Cancer] [cite web | url = http://science.the-environmentalist.org/2008/02/lights-at-night-linked-to-breast-cancer.html | title = Lights at Night Linked to Breast Cancer | publisher = The Environmentalist, IBS, Oxford Press | author = Janet Ritz | date = 2008-02-21 | accessdate = 2008-06-16]
* [http://science.the-environmentalist.com/2007/10/plight-of-bumble-bee.html The Plight of the Bumblebee] [cite web | url = http://science.the-environmentalist.com/2007/10/plight-of-bumble-bee.html | title = The Plight of the Bumblebee | publisher = The Environmentalist, Huffington Post, Earth911, Atlanta-Journal-Constitution,Austin American-Statesman, Palm Beach Post, Longview News-Journal | author = Janet Ritz | date = 2007-10-15 | accessdate = 2008-06-16]
* [http://business.the-environmentalist.org/2008/04/congress-grills-big-oil-on-prices.html Congress grills Big Oil on prices] [cite web | url = http://business.the-environmentalist.org/2008/04/congress-grills-big-oil-on-prices.html | title = Congress grills Big Oil on prices | publisher = The Environmentalist, Reuters, IBS, USA Today, FoxNews, | author = The Environmentalist Staff | date = 2008-04-01 | accessdate = 2008-06-16]
* [http://climate.the-environmentalist.org/2008/03/giant-antarctic-ice-shelf-collapses.html Giant Antarctic Ice Shelf Collapses] [cite web | url = http://climate.the-environmentalist.org/2008/03/giant-antarctic-ice-shelf-collapses.html | title = Giant Antarctic Ice Shelf Collapses | publisher = The Environmentalist, Reuters, Chicago Sun-Times, USA Today, Fox News, Austin American-Stateman | author = The Environmentalist Staff | date = 2008-03-25 | accessdate = 2008-06-16]

More Published articles are listed on the [http://archive.the-environmentalist.org/ Archives] page.

Article submission

In addition to their regular writers, The Environmentalist allows query submission by guest contributors. Interested writers submit a short synopsis through the site's contact page, along with their qualifications and reasons for writing.

Endorsements

On February 4, 2008, The Environmentalist endorsed Senator Barack Obama for President of the United States [cite web | url = http://op-ed.the-environmentalist.org/2008/02/environmentalist-supports-barack-obama.html | title = The Environmentalist Supports Barack Obama | publisher = The Environmentalist | author = The Environmentalist Staff | date = 2008-04-04 | accessdate = 2008-06-16] , citing his environmental policy positions as the reason for choosing him over the other candidates.

On January 31, 2008, Managing Editor, Janet Ritz, writing outside the environmentalism genre, reviewed and endorsed [cite web | url = http://living.the-environmentalist.org/2008/01/jerry-garcia-as-side-man-album-30-years.html | title = Jerry Garcia as a Side Man: An Album 30 Years in the Making | publisher = The Environmentalist | author = Janet Ritz | date = 2008-01-31 | accessdate = 2008-06-16] , a new release, "Crossing the Line", by Ryko Recording Artist, [http://magnacarta.net/releases/bcep.html Bill Cutler] , an album that included deceased Grateful Dead lead guitarist, Jerry Garcia, among other surviving notables of the last three decades, many of whom had endorsed Senator Obama.

References

External links

* [http://www.the-environmentalist.org The Environmentalist Homepage]
* [http://www.amazon.com/dp/0979482291 THE REAL McCAIN (Amazon Page)]
* [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/janet-ritz Janet Ritz on The Huffington Post]

See also

* Bill Graham
* James Hansen
* Joaquin Nin-Culmell
* The Real McCain
* Greg Reitman
* Rosalie Ritz
* Zahara Schatz
* Sherman Yellen