Emily Gertz

Emily Gertz is an American journalist and editor based in New York City, specializing in online news and environmental topics. She is a correspondent for OnEarth[1] Magazine and co-manager of the magazine's on-line community. Her work includes ongoing contributions to Grist, the environmental news magazine,[2][3] Scientific American online,[4] and Popular Mechanics online.[5]

Gertz was the lead editor and contributor to the March 2008 Grist series "The Corps of the Matter: the Army Corps and the Mississippi River"[6] which also featured work by journalist Michael Grunwald, science writer Patrick Di Justo, and photographer Mark Hirsch. She was the editor of the Stop Global Warming blog [1] at change.org.[7] Gertz has also contributed to Plenty and Dwell.

In the late 1990s, Gertz was producer for environmental news at OregonLive, the web site of The Oregonian, Oregon's largest newspaper.

Gertz was a columnist and contributor to the environmental website Worldchanging from 2004 to 2007, writing on a broad array of topics. She contributed several sections to the project's book Worldchanging: A User's Guide for the 21st Century,[8] and was the publication's Interim Managing Editor from August to November 2007.[9]

References

  1. ^ OnEarth" contributions: Emily Gertz, retrieved October 23, 2010.
  2. ^ Emily Gertz."Ever thought about the toxins in your sex toys?", Grist, December 6, 2005.
  3. ^ Steve Paul. "Web watch - Here's a look at some interesting stops on the Internet last week," The Kansas City Star (MO), February 20, 2005, page A6: "Emily Gertz reports for Grist, an online environmental journal, from a recent conference [Verdopolis] in New York on the future of green cities. ... For her report (warning: quirky, personal-style, environmental journalism ahead) ..."
  4. ^ "Can Offshore Drilling Really Make the U.S. Oil Independent?," Scientific American, September 12, 2008.
  5. ^ "As Flood Waters Rise, Geeks Aim to Save Midwest With 3D Rig," Popular Mechanics, June 19, 2008.
  6. ^ "The corps of the matter: the Army Corps and the Mississippi River," Grist, March 17, 2008.
  7. ^ Bralker, Brian (October 8, 2008). "Blogging Like The World Depended On It Transforming social networking into social change", Newsweek. "The Stop Global Warming blog, for example, is regularly updated by journalist Emily Gertz with news and analysis on climate change. Clicking the ACTIONS tab on her blog takes members to a page where they are shown how to actually do something toward addressing the problem, even in tough economic times (pledge to use reusable bags, sign a petition, register to stop receiving phone books)."]
  8. ^ Steffen, Alex (2006). Worldchanging: A User's Guide for the 21st Century. Harry N. Abrams, Inc.. ISBN 0810930951. 
  9. ^ Worldchanging Bios: Emily Gertz, retrieved May 18, 2008.