A veteran environmental reporter, Erica Gies has covered renewable energy, carbon offsets, eco-cities, green building, biofuels, sewage treatment, plastic waste, urban forests, native plant restoration, organic agriculture, food safety, endangered species, e-waste, water, and the impact of illicit drug production on the environment, among other issues. She has also written travel pieces, often with a green angle.
 
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THE NEW YORK TIMES
Founded in 1851, The New York Times is the largest newspaper in the United States and is regarded as the national paper of record. The New York Times Company publishes 18 other newspapers, including the International Herald Tribune.

 As Tourism Rises in Bali, What to Do With Waste [25 May 2009]
Bring Out Your Dead (TVs) [25 May 2009]
Leading Africans to Responsible Recycling [25 May 2009]
Putting U.S. Trucking on a Diet [19 May 2009]
Galápagos Penguins Could Get Avian Malaria [18 Aug 2008]
   

INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE
International Herald Tribune is an English-language newspaper sold in more than 180 countries. It is part of The New York Times Company and has been based in Paris since its founding in 1887.

 Plans for the World's Biggest Wind Farm [29 Nov 2008]
California Leads to an Energy-Efficient Future [29 Oct 2008]
How U.S. Candidates Differ on Energy Policy [28 Oct 2008]
Businesses Join Green Coalition [13 Oct 2008]
Bioplastics: The challenge of viability [6 July 2008]
Aviation Industry Examines Alternative Fuels [13 July 2008]
Waste-to-Energy Plants a Waste of Energy [6 July 2008]
New Wave in Energy: Turning algae into oil [30 June 2008]
Digital TV Raises Specter of Toxic Dumping [04 June 2008]
Rising Bottled Water Sales Trigger Strong Reaction [19 Mar 2008]
Nestle's Thirst for Water Splits Small U.S. Town [21 Mar 2008]
U.K. Debates a Barrier on the Severn [18 Feb 2008]
   

WORLD WATCH
World Watch is the award-winning bimonthly publication of the Worldwatch Institute, an independent resarch organization. The magazine covers energy, climate change, biodiversity agriculture, population, social and political developments, and other forces shaping our world.

 Water Wars [Mar/Apr 2009]
Green Building Goes Mainstream [July/Aug 2008]

GRIST
Grist is a nonprofit online magazine based in Seattle, with contributors scattered around the world. Grist offers in-depth reporting, interviews, opinion pieces, and daily news. It has won numerous awards, including the 2006 "Webby" People's Voice Award for best online magazine.

 Climate Bill Special Series - The Legislation [10 Aug 2009]
Climate Bill Special Series - Agriculture [11 Aug 2009]
Climate Bill Special Series - Offsets [12 Aug 2009]
On Your Mark, Offset, Go [10 Oct 2006]
High Fidelity [09 Aug 2006]
Unnatural Disasters [09 Aug 2006]
A Fine Meth [10 Nov 2005]
Guerillas in the List [01 June 2005]
   

WIRED NEWS
Since 1993, Wired has chronicled the people, companies, technologies, and ideas that are transforming the world around us. Wired delivers a glimpse into the future of business, science, entertainment, education, culture, and politics. Wired magazine and Wired.com reach nearly 6 million readers per month.

Mom's Facebook Status: Crunching Climate Data! [05 Aug 2009]
Do-Gooders Gather Tech Museum Awards [08 Nov 2007]
Life Inside the Biosphere Bubble [18 Oct 2006]
Chlorine Treatment Seen as Risky [15 Mar 2005]
   

MATTER NETWORK
MatterNetwork.com reports on emerging green technologies and clean energy and their economic, political, and lifestyle impacts.
EPA Could Expand Ocean Protection, Limit CO2 [06 Mar 2009]
Documentary Imagines World Without Fish [06 Mar 2009]
Goodall and Nishida Win Leakey Prize [02 Nov 2008]
Plug-in Hybrids' Economic Impact [24 Oct 2008]
Legal Rights for Nature [08 Sep 2008]
Corporate Sustainability Officers [26 Aug 2008]

91.7 KALW
A public radio station in San Francisco, KALW airs original programming and news broadcasts from NPR and BBC. KALW was the first FM station in San Francisco and the second noncommercial FM station in the United States.

 CROSSCURRENTS: South Bay Wetlands Restoration [08 Sep 2009]
CROSSCURRENTS: Frogs vs. Golfers in Pacifica [23 Jun 2009]
   

CHINA DIALOGUE
China Dialogue is the world's first fully bilingual web site covering the environment. Its mission is to promote dialogue about our shared environmental problems.
The Salmon Crash [07 Aug 2008]
   

SFGATE
SFGate is the online version of the San Francisco Chronicle, and it features some unique content as well. Launched in 1993, it was one of the earliest major market newspaper websites.

 Offset and Away: Fly and breathe free [01 Nov 2006]
   

E/THE ENVIRONMENTAL MAGAZINE
This national magazine based in Connecticut is a bimonthly clearinghouse of environmental information. A 13-time Independent Press Awards winner and nominee, E is published by the nonprofit Earth Action Network.

 Solar Industry Heats Up [Nov/Dec 2008]
Renewable Wales: From wave energy to wind [12 May 2008]
Points of Light 1* [July/Aug 2006]
Points of Light 2* [July/Aug 2006]
Biodiesel Basics: Run your car on used salad oil [Mar/Apr 2006]
Sustainable Seafood: Fish dishes are not equal [Nov/Dec 2005]
As Falls Yosemite Falls [Sep/Oct 2005]
 
* Gies was one of various authors. Her feature on China is in part 2.
 

KQED RADIO 88.5 FM
KQED Public Radio provides a variety of news and public and cultural affairs programming, including National Public Radio, Public Radio International, and the BBC. KQED is the most-listened-to public radio station in the country. Perspectives is KQED Public Radio's public affairs commentary.

Deafening Silence [08 Nov 2007]