Michael Graham Richard
Michael has been with TreeHugger since 2005. He started out as a part-time writer, but after about a year (circa February 2006) he made the transition to full-time editor-in-chief. He held that role until January 2008 (the highlight of this period was of course the acquisition of TreeHugger.com by the Discovery Channel), and he's now editor of the Science & Technology and the Cars & Transportation categories (his two main loves).
It was reading The Ecology of Commerce by Paul Hawken and Good News For A Change by David Suzuki and Holly Dressel that changed his life. Before that, he knew about the problems, but didn't think too much about them. After, he knew there were solutions, and he couldn't think about anything else.
Michael's personal blog can be found at MichaelGR.com.
Latest Stories from Michael Graham Richard
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Volkswagen to Sell Turbocharged Plug-In Hybrid Golf in 2015
The MKVII version of the Volkswagen Golf will be available with a hybrid drivetrain, a first for the German Golf.
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Donald Trump Throws Tantrum Over Wind Power in Scotland
Mr Trump is not happy about an offshore wind farm that might be built near one of his luxury resorts. He sent a threatening letter to the government of Scotland to press his point.
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GE to Employees: Any Fleet Car You Want, As Long As It's a Volt
Controversy surrounds GE's decision to use thousands of Chevrolet Volts in its fleet of vehicles.
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Are Electric Cars Worse Than Gas Cars in China?
A recent study says so, but its conclusions need to be kept in context to make sense. Don't let anti-EV people distort them...
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Dumb Idea of the Day: Washington State's Electric Vehicle Fee
Everybody loses when electric car early adopters are charged extra fees rather than encouraged.
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Scotland Yard Recruits Ampera PHEV for Police Work
Is this what the police cruiser of the future will be like? High-tech gadgets inside the cabin, and high-tech motors and batteries under the hood.
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Hilly San Francisco to Get Shared Electric-Bikes
Do you live in San Francisco? If so, make sure to keep an eye out for new electric bikes that will be deployed by City CarShare!
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Google and Stanford University are Testing the 2013 Honda Fit EV
Before commercial launch, the Honda is testing out a fleet of Fit EVs by providing them to Stanford University, Google, and the city of Torrance in California.
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Crime-Fighting Statistical Tool Used to Track Down Invasive Species
A lot of progress can be made by taking the tools of one field and using them in another. Here we see how a criminology tool can be used to better fight invasive species.
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Over Past Four Years, New Vehicles Became 14% More Fuel-Efficient in U.S.A.
Finally some movement in the right direction after years, even decades, of stagnation.
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Tesla Finally Unveils Model X Electric Crossover (0-to-60 in Less Than 5 Seconds, Seats 7 Adults, AWD)
Tesla Motors has created a kind of SUV/minivan crossover built on top of the Model S electric sedan platform. It's an electric vehicle like we've never seen before!
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When You Wash Your Clothes, You Release Microplastic Fibers Into the Oceans
Accumulating 'microplastic' threat to shores
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After 8 Years at Top of Green Car List, Honda Civic CNG Gets Bumped Down by Mitsubishi EV
The electric jellybean finally gets its moment in the spotlight, dethroning the long-reigning Civic CNG.
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Nissan Gives Sneak Peak of 'Invitation' Concept Car
Ahead of the Geneva Motor Show, Nissan shows us what could become their next small car. Will it also have an electric or hybrid version?
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SolarCity IPO Expected Later in 2012
The solar system installer should go public in the third quarter of 2012, with a valuation of around $1.5 billion.
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How Can We Make Chicago More Bike Friendly?
Experts and activists from the city and from the rest of the country met to share ideas on how to make Chicago a more bike-friendly city. Check out this great video of the event!
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Semprius Sets a New Concentrated Solar Efficiency Record with 33.9%!
For the first time, more than one-third of the sun's energy has been converted to electricity by a solar panel.
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Toyota Predicts Plug-in Prius Will Get 95 MPGe
This is up from the previous estimate, which was 87 MPGe. But this being a plug-in, that number can be misleading, and there are a few things you need to know about it...
