The Peach Report

The hormone-mimicking chemical bisphenol A is ubiquitous in cash-register receipts in the United States, according to new research. Other paper products, such as envelopes and newspapers, also frequently contain the compound, the study found. As a result, the authors conclude, people are routinely exposed to BPA through their skin, albeit at levels lower than through diet.
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Wanted: Climate change-based novels with a strong dose of story, vivid character development, a strong theme, and setting or atmosphere. Climate change focus alone may not be sufficient.

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I recently had the opportunity to interview Anthony Leiserowitz, a research scientist at the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies at Yale University. Leiserowitz studies how Americans view climate change and how messages could be tailored to reach different audiences within the American public.
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Sorry, Stephen Colbert.

In a discussion with guest Nicholas Kristof in July 2009, Colbert expressed fear that “lady pee” — which can contain estrogen from oral contraceptives — is the cause of sexual defects in aquatic animals.
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I just had a new article published at the Yale Forum on Climate Change & the Media on how the best digital storytellers are covering climate change online. Here’s a taste.

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After www.poweringanation.org won gold at the 64th College Photographer of the Year contest, The Visual Student interviewed me and my colleague Ashley Zammitt about our process in reporting and designing the site.

Powering A Nation, July 31, 2009 – Since 2001, U.S. energy companies have proposed more than 150 new coal plants. But a loose network of environmental activists, aided by uncertain economic conditions, has forced plans for more than 100 of the plants to be abandoned. Dozens more are clogged up in the court systems. (The rest.)

CHAPEL HILL (University Gazette, May 7, 2008) – In a classroom in Wilson Library, Robert Cox pauses to update his class about the sudden disintegration of a massive Antarctic ice shelf.
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