Jeff Kart
Jeff Kart is an environmental writer based in Michigan, the Great Lakes state. He spent 14 years at The Bay City Times, the last several as an environmental reporter. Since 2010, he's been running his own consulting business called Enviroprose.
He's into renewable energy, green technology and anything interesting, especially if he can report it first. He loves Twittering, Facebooking and Linkedin-ing (although that last one may not be a word).
Jeff has a B.A. in Journalism from Michigan State University and an M.A. in Environmental Studies from the University of Illinois.
He has numerous environmental fellowships under his belt, and cares a lot about connecting people with science and research and bringing awareness and a little bit of humor to green subjects. He is getting a little sick of the word "green," by the way, and likes to use "planet positive" once in a while instead.
Jeff is married to a marketing genius named Suzanne, has two daughters, a dog and cat. He loves camping as often as possible.
Latest Stories from Jeff Kart - Page 4
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Bedbug Bites May Transmit MRSA Super Germs
Good night, sleep tight, don't let the Super-Germ-Carrying Bedbugs bite. That just destroys the rhyme, and could mess up your travel plans, too. Or at least keep you from sleeping well. A Canadian study
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Facial Hair FTW: Grow a Beer Beard and Save Water
Thanks to the King of Beers. Budweiser has given men another excuse for not shaving, and growing a beard. Let's extend this to any beer, or any reason, for growing a beard and saving water. Like growing a beard for locally made
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New International Dark Sky Park Opens in Michigan; Only Nine Others in the World
Michigan's nightlife is looking up. The state's first International Dark Sky Park has been created. It's now one of only six in the U.S. and 10 in the world. Think about that. In lots of (too many?) places on Earth, you don't see
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Abandoned House Becomes 'Before I Die' Wall of Dreams (Photos)
This wall asks a question. What's important to you? What do you want to do before you die? What's on your bucket list? In New Orleans, an abandoned house has been converted into a community art project,
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Sword-Swinging Ninjas On Skis Go After Asian Carp (Video)
Asian carp, meet your worst nightmare. Not poison. Not an electric barrier, or a predator from your native land. No, this is good ol' American ingenuity. With a touch of Ted Nugent, or maybe Chuck Norris. People dressed in spiked body armor with
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Goodbye Yellow Pages, Hello Local Search
Remember the Yellow Pages Association? They represent the folks who print phone books. They've fought some efforts by cities to ban phone book distribution, and
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Company Gives Bonuses to Workers Who Recycle
"Memo to Staff: As you know, our company is committed to the environment, blah blah blah. We're encouraging all of you to recycle." Not very convincing, right? And you've probably read something terribly similar if
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Overstock.com Offers Carbon-Neutral Shipping, for Free
If you follow environmental issues, there's no doubt your e-mail inbox has been filled with messages in recent days and weeks. It's Earth Day, Earth Month, green season. One message that caught my
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Fill Up Your iPod with Songs of Love for Japan --- Quickly
If you're looking for a way to help out survivors of the Japan tsunami, and you like rare and unreleased music, have a look at Songs of Love for Japan. It's 100 songs for $100. Proceeds go to Shelterbox, a charity that delivers
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Spill a Picnic Basket this Earth Day
The Nature Conservancy is encouraging folks to Picnic for the Planet this Earth Day, April 22. Sounds better than what we did last year, as in watch the beginning of the BP oil spill. So if you're looking for something to do, step
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Yuck: Google Earth, NOAA, Show off Marine Debris (Videos)
The Marine Debris Conference in Hawaii may be over. The problem of plastic pollution continues. And so this video from Google Earth and NOAA is still current, and can help landlubbers visualize the issue of sea junk. There's a much nastier video below,
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Michigan Lawmakers Propose Ban on Offshore Wind in Great Lakes
Yeh. That's right. No offshore wind turbines on Michigan's Great Lakes. Coal-fired power plants are much more appealing: Beautiful
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Would You Pay a Tiny Flight Tax to Help Protect People from Climate Change?
Economists at the International Institute for Environment and Development say a "small tax" on international airline tickets could raise $10 billion (US) a year to help people adapt to the impacts of climate change. People
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How to Save Electricity in a Hurry, or Lessons from Tokyo
The earthquake and tsunami in Japan have demonstrated the dangers of nuclear energy (or the success, depending on who you ask). The disaster also has reminded us just how dependent we are on electricity. But what if the power went
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Reverb Turns 100, Gives Away Wiz Khalifa Tickets, More
What do you do when you turn 100? If you're Keith Richards, who go on tour. The same goes for the enviros at Reverb, a Portland, Maine, outfit that greens concert tours and venues. The nonprofit is taking votes on who to support for its 100th tour,
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Well-Endowed Frog Bounces Back in California Forest
This is the coastal tailed frog, but that's not Mr. Frog's tail dragging on the ground. It's his cloaca --- essentially a big ol' amphibian penis. The point? A number of the frogs have been found in the
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Asian Carp Almost Migrate from U.S. to Canada, in a Big Truck
How will invasive Asian carp enter the Great Lakes? Via the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, maybe another flood? They almost made it via a semi-tractor trailer crossing the Ambassador Bridge from the U.S. to Canada. The
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High Gas Prices Make Buses & Trains the Best Deal in Two Years
Driving is hardly any fun any more --- like when you have to fill up, or pass a gas station to see those $3+ a gallon prices. If you're a bus rider, however, your money is being stretched. Of
