For Boston Globe environment reporter David Abel, a side project shooting video of the 2013 Boston Marathon sealed his passion for nonfiction filmmaking, one that has since yielded four high-profile nature documentaries. In EJ InSight, Abel traces that path and details how he balances his environment reporting and filmmaking. Plus, view images from Abel’s documentary work [2].
Automakers are at the heart of the conflict over climate change policy, thanks to the prevalence of transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions. That may now be changing. And not just because of the incoming Biden administration, but also with shifting investment in the future of electric vehicles. A look at how car companies are piloting that path, from the latest Backgrounder. Electric Hummer, anyone?
As a young journalist, freelancer Madeline Halpert worried about her late start in the profession. So she took charge of her career path to get a leg up. Check out her six steps for successful advancement in the freelancing field, including self-publishing and building relationships with editors. From the latest Freelance Files.
December 1, 2020 — SEJ's Fund for Environmental Journalism has awarded an additional $46,516 for 14 new story projects selected via its Rapid Response story project grants on a wide range of environmental issues and regions.
"Feeding them seaweed slashes the amount of methane they burp into the atmosphere"
"Top House Democrats are calling on congressional appropriators to block funding for President Trump's order that would make it easier to fire career employees like EPA scientists."
"A new Trump administration proposal that could push more banks to finance fossil fuel activities is creating divisions in conservative circles as free market groups decry the move as government overreach."
"After record-breaking wildfires this year, thousands of people across the West are still clearing piles of charred debris where their homes once stood in the hope of rebuilding their lives. ... But most states don't require rebuilding with fire-resistant materials, an NPR analysis has found."
"Parts of Australia, including Sydney, sweltered through the hottest November night on record with temperatures likely to stay high on Sunday, prompting authorities to issue a total fire ban."
"The fires sweeping across millions of acres in California aren’t just incinerating trees and houses. They’re also filling the lungs of California’s children with smoke, with potentially grave effects over the course of their lives."
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[2] https://www.sej.org/publications/ej-insight/reporter-wearing-two-hats-journeys-filmmaking#slideshow
[3] https://www.sej.org/publications/backgrounders/carmakers-map-out-shifting-road-ahead
[4] https://www.sej.org/publications/freelance-files/aspiring-journalist-makes-her-own-way-field
[5] https://www.sej.org/fej-grantees-final-round-rapid-response-grants-2020
[6] https://www.sej.org/headlines/unusual-snack-cows-powerful-fix-climate
[7] https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2020/11/27/climate-solutions-seaweed-methane/?arc404=true
[8] https://www.sej.org/headlines/appropriators-urged-shield-career-staff-trump-order
[9] https://www.eenews.net/greenwire/2020/11/25/stories/1063719381
[10] https://www.sej.org/headlines/trump-banking-proposal-fossil-fuels-sparks-backlash-libertarians
[11] https://thehill.com/policy/finance/527552-trump-banking-proposal-fossil-fuels-backlash-libertarians
[12] https://www.sej.org/headlines/rebuilding-after-wildfire-states-dont-require-fire-resistant-materials
[13] https://www.npr.org/2020/11/25/936685629/rebuilding-after-a-wildfire-most-states-dont-require-fire-resistant-materials
[14] https://www.sej.org/headlines/severe-fire-danger-australia-temperatures-smash-records
[15] https://www.reuters.com/article/us-australia-weather/severe-fire-danger-for-australia-as-temperatures-smash-records-idUSKBN28900B
[16] https://www.sej.org/headlines/wildfire-smoke-poisoning-california-s-kids-some-pay-higher-price
[17] https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/11/26/climate/california-smoke-children-health.html
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[19] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=1583
[20] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=1580
[21] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=1581
[22] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=1582
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