Jennifer Hattam
A former editor at Sierra magazine in her hometown of San Francisco, Jennifer relocated in 2008 to Istanbul, where she works as a freelance writer and editor.
Besides contributing environmental stories from Turkey and around the region to TreeHugger, Jennifer writes about the arts, culture, lifestyle, travel, and urban issues for other publications while exploring the city’s many corners, snapping pictures, practicing her Turkish, and blogging about expat life. Find her on Twitter as @TheTurkishLife and @jenhattam.
Jennifer can be reached at jenniferhattam@treehugger.com.
Latest Stories from Jennifer Hattam
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How Mobile Marine Reserves Could Save the Seas
Ocean life is always on the move. Why shouldn't the areas designated to protect them be the same way? Scientists say technology now makes it possible.
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Moscow Artist Sparks Local DIY Bike Map Movement
As the government moves to make Russia's traffic-clogged capital more bike-friendly, citizen cyclists are already creating and distributing their own bike maps to help other two-wheeled travelers find their way through the chaos.
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Walk Turkey's Beautiful 'Honey Road' This Summer for a Sweet Taste of Local Culture
An innovative eco-tourism project in northeast Turkey will take travelers along ancient nomadic routes to taste artisanal organic honey, meet local beekeepers, and enjoy spectacular scenery along the way.
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Whimsical Furniture Made From Recycled Cardboard
Inspired by both the beauty of the American West and the wares on sale in a tiny Parisian shop, Clôdie Francois turns discarded cardboard into colorful, playful pieces that look straight out of 'Alice in Wonderland.'
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Oldest Living Thing Threatened By Climate Change
A vast meadow of slow-growing seagrass on the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea may have been alive for up to 200,000 years -- but may not last much longer.
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Hanging Gardens Make Sleek Use of Small Balconies
German designer Manuel Dreesmann's 'Skyfarm' concept turns the unused space above urban dwellers' heads into attractive, easy-to-tend floating gardens.
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Swim Down Through a Sea of Trash With Dramatic, Eerily Beautiful Photos by Mandy Barker
What would it be like to swim through the estimated 100 million tons of trash swirling around in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch? These photographs bring viewers as close as they'd probably ever want to come to finding out.
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How Much Did Japan's Fukushima Disaster Harm Wildlife? Scientists Get Ready to Find Out
A team of U.S. researchers that has been examining the impacts of radiation exposure on flora and fauna in Chernobyl will be conducting a similar long-term study in Japan.
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Edible Garden Sprouts from Plastic Waste in Ethiopia
Artist Kebreab Demeke's colorful, functional sculpture is among around a dozen projects examining the meaning of 'the good life' on display at an exhibition in Berlin.
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China's Largest Freshwater Lake Dries Up: Is the Massive Three Gorges Dam to Blame?
Environmental researchers say the dramatic drying up of Poyang lake -- from 3,500 square kilometers to just 200 -- is due in part to the colossal, controversial reservoir.
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Turkish Fisherman Shot in Head as Fight Against Unsustainable Fishing Gets Ugly in Istanbul
A fisherman who had criticized illegal fishing practices loses an eye in an armed attack as diminishing fish stocks and increased debts create a volatile atmosphere.
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NASA Satellite Images of Istanbul Put Causes and Consequences of Urban Sprawl in Stark Relief
Building new roads has been a major contributor to the city's unsustainable growth, newly released Landsat photos show, but more of the same appears to be on the horizon.
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Online Activism Forces Break in Official Silence About Deadly Air Pollution in China
Citizen persistence at measuring and publicizing pollution levels results in a major turnaround by Beijing.
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Tour a Restored Forest in the Bronx with Poems
Artist Jon Cotner's self-guided tour of the Thain Family Forest, a pocket of 17th-century woodland in New York City, combines poetry and nature to sharpen visitors' senses.
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Dancing Bottle Cap Sculpture Shows Exactly What Happens With Too Much Ocean Trash
Artist Fred George's 'Plastic Ocean' installation in Saarbrücken, Germany is a playful statement about a serious environmental threat.
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London Pothole Gardener Takes Back The Cracks
Steve Wheen fills potholes in roads and sidewalks with whimsical little green worlds.
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Turkey's Dam Plans Make New Problems With Neighbors
Fresh criticism from Georgian environmentalists adds to the diplomatic tensions created by Turkey's dam-building spree.
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Are Skyscrapers Torpedoing the World's Economies?
A new report by Barclays Capital suggests a dark side to the building boom in places like China, India, and Turkey.
