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 - Page 6
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Seeking Real Sustainability at Istanbul Film Festival
The Sustainable Living Film Festival returns to Istanbul this weekend, with movies about water, urbanization, energy, food, and more.
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Powered by Public Art: 10 Stunning "Aesthetic Power Plants" for Abu Dhabi and Dubai
An intriguing competition that calls for art that generates power is coming to New York.
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First Wolves Tagged for GPS Tracking in Turkey
A new project to follow wolves as they roam through the wilds of eastern Turkey will help determine how much space is needed to protect them and how conflicts with people can be reduced.
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Eco-Friendly Foodies Explore the Birthplace of the Mediterranean Diet
Culinary and cultural tours of the Greek island of Crete are a tasty way to support sustainable food traditions.
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Underwater Photography Contest and Exhibit Reveal 'Secret Life' in Turkey's Polluted Marmara Sea
The Marmara Sea near Istanbul is better known for heavy industry than a healthy ecosystem, but underwater photographers are diving in to show that sea life is still hanging on.
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Conflict in Libya, 'Fattening Farms' in Mediterranean Among Threats to Bluefin Protection Efforts
The annual International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas meeting wraps up with no resolution about the 'mystery boats' fishing off the Libyan coast and continued threats posed by 'fattening farms' and 'FADs.'
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Art Show Spotlights India's Polluted Yamuna River
The source of 70 percent of New Delhi's water, the Yamuna River is filthy with sewage and garbage, but people are now being drawn to its banks by a new art exhibit that seeks to raise awareness about the river's plight.
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Chemical 'Snow' Blankets Cancer-Hit Turkish Town
A mysterious sticky white substance falling from the sky further fans pollution fears in an industrial suburb of Istanbul where cancer rates are already the highest in Turkey.
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Reusable-Bag Hoarders Share the Wealth at LA Event
With the glut of reusable bags creating their own kind of clutter, a professional organizer in Los Angeles gets people to clean out their closets and cabinets and give away their extra totes.
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Turkish Photographers Capture Climate Change
Traveling exhibit in Turkey prompts audiences to put on their 'climate glasses' and see how floods, fires, and drought in the country are all connected.
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Recycled Plastic Bottle House Built in Nigeria
Take nearly 8,000 old plastic bottles, add some construction waste and mud, and voila: a sturdy and sustainable home.
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Solar Panels, Reforestation Project in Works for Armenia's First Green Pilgrimage Site
The Echmiadzin Cathedral complex in Armenia is one of 12 spiritual destinations that are becoming more sustainable.
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Solar-Powered Artwork Around the World
Striking, sustainable, and often beautiful, solar-powered sculptures are creating a green new type of public art.
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Egypt's Endangered Species in Media Spotlight
Amid all the upheaval in Egypt, one local newspaper is working to keep the fate of the country's natural resources from falling off the radar.
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Artist's 'Three Gorges' Video Installation Takes Viewers Into a Disappearing Landscape
Inside the confines of a gallery's walls, artist Sonja Hinrichsen takes viewers on a journey down China's troubled Yangtze River.
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'Armenian Niagara' Saved From Turning Into a Trickle
When a dam threatened to dry up Armenia's biggest waterfall, environmentalists took action. This week, they won a rare victory to protect the natural wonder.
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Sidewalk Cyclists in Cyprus May Face Jail Time
As if aggressive drivers, dangerous road conditions, and limited bike lanes weren't enough to worry about, cyclists in Cyprus may soon risk 15-day jail terms for riding on the sidewalk.
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Devastating Earthquake in Eastern Turkey Fails to Shake Ankara's Nuclear Plans
Reports that Turkey would reconsider its nuclear plans following a deadly earthquake in the eastern part of the country sounded too good to be true. They were.
