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. You can also follow him on Google+.
Latest Stories from Michael Graham Richard - Page 17
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Tesla Expands 480-Volt Supercharger Network to U.S. East Coast
Tesla executes. They don't just make nice computer-generated images of 'future products' that never come, they actually build things.
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Potentially Dangerous Asteroid Now Confirmed to Miss Earth in 2040, Says NASA
While ridiculous ancient prophecies don't pose much of a threat to our planet, there are real risks out there.
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Biodiesel Train Crossed US-Canada Border 24 Times to Exploit Biofuel Loophole
You don't have to be Sherlock Holmes to figure out that there's something going on if a train crosses the US-Canada border 12 times back and forth (24 times across the line) without unloading its cargo.
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Electric Vehicles are Not a Problem, Says Texas Grid Operator
EV skeptics sometime point out that "our power grid can't handle electric cars".
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Tesla Announces Model S European Pricing, Says 40kWh Model Won't Cross Atlantic
Now that Tesla has announced its distribution and assembly center in the Netherlands, the company is ready to give more details on pricing for Europe.
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Germany Still Kicking Ass on Clean Energy: 2012 Production Forecast to be 15% Above 2011
Germany has been a rock star lately when it comes to clean energy. Their policies have encouraged huge growth in solar and wind, and over the years this has added up to a very significant chunk of the country's total energy use.
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Hong Kong Sick and Tired of Smog, Bans Most Polluting Vehicles
Hong Kong has been trying for a long time, through various 'clean air' measures, to deal with smog that is estimated to cause 3,000 premature deaths every single year.
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IEA: World to Burn 1.2 Billion More Tons of Coal Per Year by 2017 (If We Don't Wake Up)
Since 1 ton of coal produces 2.86 tons of CO2 when burned, this would mean an additional 3.4 billion tons of CO2 produced just from this extra coal.
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Walk Score Now Ranks the Bikeability of Every Address in 36 Cities
There are many great organization working on promoting alternatives to car-centric transportation in the U.S., and Walkscore is one of them.
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Einstein Bros. Says 'No' To Pig Gestation Crates
Good move Einstein, but it only raises the question: Why doesn't everybody else do it, and more? And what else can you clean up at your suppliers?
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Ford C-Max Breaks Hybrid Sales Record During First Two Months on Market
If we compare the initial 2-month launch periods for all hybrids on the market, the Ford C-Max hybrid holds the record for the fastest-selling.
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First Chevy Volt Owner in USA has Driven 12,000 Miles in 2 Years, Burned 26 Gallons of Gasoline
That's an average of about 1.08 gallon per month.
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Sign of the Times? 'Big Pit' National Coal Museum Now Powered by... Solar Panels
I couldn't help but chuckle when I saw this headline. I think it's definitely a sign of the time that the National Coal Museum in the UK, the birth-place of coal-powered industrialization, is now powered by solar panels.
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350,000 Trees Planted in Uganda by Earth Day Network Project!
We wouldn't be called TreeHugger if we didn't have a certain fondness for trees!
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What?! China Developers to Flatten 700 Mountains to Build New City
After years of hearing tales of the huge scale of everything in China, we tend to get desensitized... But even considering that, this is huge!
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Tesla to Assemble Electric Cars in the Netherlands
The European left-hand drive version of the Tesla Model S electric sedan is planned for March 2013.
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Happy Holidays: Biking Across New York City to Make a GPS Holiday Card!
Erik Trinidad decided to do something different for his holiday card this year...
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Dr. Fido? Trained Dogs Can Smell 'Superbug' Bacteria, Help Prevent Deadly Outbreaks in Hospitals
It turns out that Rex's nose, if properly trained, can also detect a very common and tenacious type of bacterial infection that can be deadly to the weakened patients in hospitals and care homes.
