Brian Merchant
Brian Merchant is a freelance writer and editor living in Brooklyn, NY. He covers politics for TreeHugger, with a focus on climate and energy issues. Brian has written for Slate, Paste, Salon, GOOD, and the Huffington Post, among many others. He pens the column Getting Samy Out of Burma, and is the editor and founder of the blog the Utopianist.
Brian Merchant can be reached at brianmerchant (at) treehugger (dot) com. Website: brianmerchant.com.
Latest Stories from Brian Merchant - Page 6
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GOP Gets Ready to Approve Predictably Oily Energy Platform at the RNC
At its National Convention, the GOP will approve its most predictable energy platform yet.
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Greenpeace Activists Scale Arctic Oil Rig
The famed environmental activist group took on the first oil rig in the Arctic yesterday—and got hosed down in the freezing climes.
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Arctic Sea Ice Now at Lowest Level Ever Recorded
There is less ice in the Arctic right now then there has been in the history of measuring ice in the Arctic.
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The World Will Soon be One Giant Parking Lot
If current trends hold, the number of cars in the world may spike by 375% over the next 40 years.
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What's Behind the Great Dip in US Carbon Emissions?
Earlier this year, nationwide carbon emissions from electricity production hit their lowest levels since 1992.
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Mitt Romney's Oily Energy Plan, by the Numbers
The GOP presidential candidate would to put the kibosh on clean energy and let the oil flow.
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Arctic Sea Ice Will Likely Hit Record Low This Summer
It's going to be a tough year for polar bears.
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Mutant Fish, Eyeless Shrimp & Clawless Crabs: Fallout from the BP Spill (Video)
A number of scientists and fishermen say they've never seen anything like the recent boom of mutated, deformed, and lesioned fish in the Gulf of Mexico. Some say the BP spill is to blame.
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Behind NASA's Armageddon-Style Effort to Stop Earthbound Asteroids (Video)
Protecting the planet from asteroid collisions falls under the umbrella of "sustainability," no?
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LA's Pollution from Car Exhaust is Down 98% from the 1960s
We've made some seriously impressive progress in reducing the air pollution caused by cars, but we've still a ways to go.
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US Oil Imports from Saudi Arabia Spike 20% This Year
Because of continued sanctions in Iran, oil imports from Saudi Arabia are up. Expect this to turn into a pro-Keystone XL talking point.
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Construction Begins on Keystone XL, Protesters Hit Back
The controversial Keystone XL tar sands pipeline began construction last week, and protesters readied themselves to halt it with various acts of civil disobedience.
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Only 2% of Canadians Now Deny Climate Change
Canucks seem to have a sharper grasp of climate science than their southern neighbors.
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Bill Gates Backs Solar Powered, Hydrogen Fuel Cell-Equipped Toilet
The toilet of the future runs on renewable energy, and turns human poop into power.
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Talk Climate Change Solutions, Win Votes: Yale Study
A new study suggests that politicians stand to benefit if they take a proactive stance on climate change on the campaign trail.
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Paul Ryan: Not Exactly Gunning for the Green Vote
Mitt Romney picked a Tea Party hero for his running mate. Predictably, he's not what you'd call a champion of the environment.
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100 MPH Passenger Train to Link Miami and Orlando—With No Government Funds
Even after its governor rejected federal funding for high speed rail, private companies are pressing on.
