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Andrew Revkin

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Andrew C. Revkin
Born1956 (age 67–68)
OccupationEnvironmental writer, professor
EducationBrown University(BS)
Columbia University(MA)
GenreScience writing
SubjectGlobal warming
Notable worksDot Earth(blog);The Burning Season: The Murder of Chico Mendes and the Fight for the Amazon Rain Forest
Notable awardsGuggenheim Fellowship;
John Chancellor Award;
Feinstone Environmental Award
Website
dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com

Andrew C. Revkin(born 1956) is an American science and environmental journalist, webcaster, author and educator. He has written on a wide range of subjects including destruction of theAmazon rain forest,the2004 Asian tsunami,sustainable development,climate change,and the changing environment around theNorth Pole.From 2019 to 2023 he directed the Initiative on Communication and Sustainability at The Earth Institute of Columbia University.[1]While at Columbia, he launched a video webcast, Sustain What,[2]that seeks solutions to tangled environmental and societal challenges through dialogue. In 2023, the webcast integrated with his Substack dispatch of the same name.[3]

Previously he was strategic adviser for environmental and science journalism atNational Geographic Society.[4]Through 2017 he was senior reporter for climate change at the independent investigative newsroomProPublica.[5]He was a reporter forThe New York Timesfrom 1995 through 2009. In 2007, he created theDot Earthenvironmental blog forThe Times.The blog moved to the Opinion Pages in 2010 and ran through 2016. From 2010 to 2016 he was also the Senior Fellow for Environmental Understanding atPace University.[6]He is also a performing songwriter and was a frequent accompanist ofPete Seeger.

Early life

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Andrew Revkin was born and raised in Rhode Island. He graduated fromBrown Universityin 1978 with a degree in Biology.[7]He later received a Master's in Journalism from theColumbia University Graduate School of Journalism.[8][9]

Career

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Early in his career he held senior editor and senior writer positions atDiscovermagazine andScience Digest,respectively.[10]

From 1995 through 2009, Revkin covered the environment forThe New York Times.In 2003, he became the firstTimesreporter to file stories from the North Pole area and in 2005-6 broke stories about theBush administration's interference with scientific research, particularly atNASA.[11]

In 2010, he joined Pace University's Academy for Applied Environmental Studies as Senior Fellow for Environmental Understanding.[12]

Revkin has also written books on theAnthropocene,[13]humanity's weather and climate learning journey,[14]the once and futureArctic,theAmazon,and global warming.[15]He was interviewed bySeedmagazineabout his bookThe North Pole Was Here,which was published in 2006. He stressed that "the hard thing to convey in print as journalists, and for society to absorb, is that this is truly a century-scale problem."[16]

Revkin is among those credited with developing the idea that humans, through growing impacts on Earth’s climate and other critical systems, are creating a distinct geological epoch, theAnthropocene.[17]He was a member of the "Anthropocene" Working Group from 2010 to 2016. The group is charged by a branch of the International Commission on Stratigraphy with gauging evidence that a formal change in theGeologic Time Scaleis justified.[citation needed]

Andrew Revkin reported forThe New York Timesin 2003 from a research camp set up on sea ice drifting near the North Pole. Scientists erected the sign, then added "was" as currents were pushing the ice several miles a day.

Works

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  • The Human Planet: Earth at the Dawn of the Anthropocene.New York: Abrams Books, 2020,ISBN1419742779
  • Weather: An Illustrated History, from Cloud Atlases to Climate Change.New York: Sterling, 2018,ISBN1454921404
  • The North Pole Was Here: Puzzles and Perils at the Top of the World.Boston: Kingfisher, 2006,ISBN9780753459935
  • Global Warming: Understanding the Forecast.New York: Abbeville Press, 1992,ISBN978-1558593107
  • The Burning Season: The Murder of Chico Mendes and the Fight for the Amazon Rain Forest.Washington, DC: Island Press, 2004 [1990],ISBN978-1-55963-089-4
-- translated and published also in Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch, German, Portuguese, Japanese and Thai editions[18]

Films based on his work

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Two films have been based on Revkin's writing:

Songwriter and musician

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Revkin is a multi-instrumentalist and songwriter who led a Hudson Valley roots ensemble calledBreakneck Ridge Revue.He performed frequently withPete Seegerbetween 1996 and 2014 and was a member of Uncle Wade, a blues-rootsband.[19]His first album,A Very Fine Line,featuring guest contributions byDar Williams,Mike MarshallandBruce Molsky,was released in November, 2013.[20]

Awards

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References

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  1. ^"Journalist Andrew Revkin to Head New Communications Initiative".Retrieved2019-08-10.
  2. ^https://www.earth.columbia.edu/videos/channel/sustain-what[bare URL]
  3. ^https://revkin.substack.com[bare URL]
  4. ^"Award-Winning Writer Andrew Revkin Joins National Geographic Society".Retrieved2018-06-17.
  5. ^Gordy, Cynthia (14 November 2016)."Andrew Revkin to Join ProPublica as Senior Reporter on Climate Change".ProPublica.
  6. ^abcde"Andrew C. Revkin", Pace University, 2009.ArchivedJuly 10, 2012, at theWayback MachineAccessed: December 3, 2012.
  7. ^Reunion 2008: Retrospective: Alumni Reunion Forum: “Dot Earth: Pursuing Progress on a Finite Planet”,Brown University,Alumni
  8. ^Journalist, author, and singer Andrew Revkin examines climate change,The Daily Gazette,11. April 2007
  9. ^New York Times Climate Change Expert Speaks During Earth Week. 20. April 2016
  10. ^abRevkin's Biography,The New York Times,23 April 2006
  11. ^Cristine Russell,"Revkin Taking NYT Buyout: Veteran climate reporter to leave paper after Copenhagen summit,Columbia Journalism Review,December 14, 2009
  12. ^Andrew Revkin (21 December 2009)."My Second Half".Dot Earth.The New York Times.Archivedfrom the original on 24 December 2009.Retrieved21 December2009.
  13. ^The Human Planet: Earth at the Dawn of the Anthropocene.Abrams. 7 April 2020.ISBN978-1-68335-880-0.
  14. ^Weather: From Cloud Atlases to Climate Change.Union Square + ORM. 20 May 2018.ISBN978-1-4549-3245-1.
  15. ^Molly Webster."Backgrounder: Andrew Revkin".Bullpen.NYU Journalism. Archived fromthe originalon 26 October 2009.Retrieved14 May2009.
  16. ^"Skipping Ahead".Seed. 21 April 2006. Archived from the original on 22 April 2009.Retrieved14 May2009.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  17. ^Steffen, W.; Grinevald, J.; Crutzen, P.; McNeill, J. (2011). "The Anthropocene: conceptual and historical perspectives".Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences.369(1938): 842–867.Bibcode:2011RSPTA.369..842S.doi:10.1098/rsta.2010.0327.PMID21282150.
  18. ^WorldCat.Accessed: July 31, 2012.
  19. ^Uncle Wade.Accessed: June 24, 2012.
  20. ^Revkin, Andy (10 November 2013)."Why Singing, Not Typing".medium.com.
  21. ^"Travel Book".
  22. ^"Honorary Membership".
  23. ^AGU (7 January 2016)."Andrew C. Revkin Receives 2015 Robert C. Cowen Award for Sustained Achievement in Science Journalism".Eos.97.doi:10.1029/2016EO042921.
  24. ^"'Dot Earth' Blog Earns a Second National Communication Award..." Pace Law School, September 16, 2011.ArchivedNovember 13, 2012, at theWayback MachineAccessed: December 4, 2012.
  25. ^"Award Winner Andrew Revkin".2008. Archived fromthe originalon 23 June 2010.Retrieved14 May2009.
  26. ^"Origin of the John Chancellor Award for Excellence in Journalism".Columbia University. Archived fromthe originalon 23 September 2009.Retrieved14 May2009.
  27. ^"Q & A with Andrew Revkin".2008. Archived fromthe originalon 23 June 2010.Retrieved14 May2009.
  28. ^Dr. Jean Mayer Global Citizenship Award/Series, 2007-2008, Tufts University.Accessed: December 3, 2012.
  29. ^"New York Times Reporter Receives Honorary Feinstone Award", SUNY-ESF, September 13, 2007.Accessed: June 24, 2012.
  30. ^"National Academies Communication Awards."Archived2019-06-11 at theWayback MachineAccessed: December 4, 2012.
  31. ^WorldCat.Accessed: July 31, 2012.
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