Andrew Revkin
American environmental journalist; created Dot Earth at the NYT, writes Sustain What.
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Roles
The New York Times (before)
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- Andrew Revkin is an American science and environmental journalist and author, born in 1956.
- He covered the environment for The New York Times from 1995 through 2009 and created its Dot Earth blog, which ran until 2016.
- From 2019 to 2023 he directed the Initiative on Communication and Sustainability at Columbia University's Earth Institute.
- His webcast and newsletter Sustain What merged in 2023.
Key facts
- Born
- 1956, Rhode Island1
- The New York Times
- Environment reporter, 1995 to 2009; created the Dot Earth blog in 2007, which ran until 20161
- Later
- ProPublica, senior reporter for climate change, through 2017; Columbia's Earth Institute, 2019 to 20231
- Now
- Writes the Sustain What newsletter and hosts its webcast1
- Books
- The Burning Season (1990); The North Pole Was Here (2006)1
- Also
- Member of the Anthropocene Working Group, 2010 to 2016; songwriter who often accompanied Pete Seeger1
Roles
Before
Part of until 2009
The New York Times (environment reporter; created the Dot Earth blog) source on The New York Times
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