From Australia to the Arctic to your neighborhood, environment and energy news is already heating up as 2020 kicks off — and the election promises to add fuel to the fire. On January 24, attendees got a head start on the year's top stories at SEJ's 8th annual "Journalists' Guide to Energy & Environment" at the National Geographic Society's auditorium in Washington, DC. Watch the video recording here.
Sometimes in the face of bad news, it can help to laugh a little. That’s what award-winning environmental writer Craig Pittman may help readers do with his new dispatch from the Sunshine State. Our latest BookShelf reviews Pittman’s upcoming witty, truth-telling volume,“Cat Tale: The Wild, Weird Battle To Save the Florida Panther.”
"The oil and gas industry seems to have entered a state of cognitive dissonance. Like never before, energy companies are publicly acknowledging the threat posed by climate change and the need for society to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. At the same time, oil and gas production in the U.S. and globally continues to soar."
"Amazon has threatened to fire employees for speaking publicly about the company’s role in the climate crisis, tech workers at the retail giant have revealed."
Duncan McCue, a reporter for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) and adjunct professor at the University of British Columbia’s Graduate School of Journalism, created this online educational guide to assist journalists who report in Indigenous communities. Find out how to research and pitch stories, and gather information for and present these stories.
"We know there are endless appeals flooding your inbox, but the elemental needs of humans and other living things, and the Earth systems we depend upon, rely on strengthening the quality, reach and viability of journalism across all media, every day, to advance the public’s understanding of environmental issues." Read more from Meera Subramanian, Society of Environmental Journalists Board President, then "make every drop count": Support SEJ and our members with your tax-deductible donation.
"I look to the Society of Environmental Journalists to build the capacity of the reporters who cover the issues I care about the most." Read more from Jane Lubchenco, Environmental Scientist and former NOAA Administrator, then "start a ripple effect": Support SEJ and our members with your tax-deductible donation.
"I’m a survivor of 15 years of turmoil in the print news business... During all of this time, the Society of Environmental Journalists has been my extended family — and my lifeline." Read more from Mark Schleifstein, Pulitzer Prize-winning environment reporter, The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate, and SEJ member, then "start a ripple effect": Support SEJ and our members with your tax-deductible donation.
"Fourteen oil and gas companies are funding a website that attacks scientists and undermines their work."
