Julia Berman
Chris Mooney
His Journalism Career
Chris Mooney is a journalist, currently writing for The Washington Post. Mooney is a graduate from Yale University, with a BA in English. He previously worked at Mother Jones, where wrote about science and the environment. He also has hosted a weekly podcast. Before this point in his career, he spent ten years as a freelance writer, podcaster, and speaker. He has also had his work featured in Wired, Harper’s, Slate, The Los Angeles Times, The Boston Globe and more. In addition to that, he has published four books focusing on scientific topics. Mooney is an environmental activist and is passionate about climate science which shows in his writing. Chris Mooney has won various awards including the SEAL Environmental Award in 2017 and 2018, and he won the Pulitzer Prize for explanatory writing in 2020.
Reports
Environmental Science is Mooney’s main topic for his writing, with a little bit of politics mixed in. Environmental science and policy tend to go hand in hand, which makes sense for Mooney’s work. Three of his stories that really interested me were, “Biden wants the U.S. to stop contributing to climate change by 2050. Here’s what that would actually take.” which goes in detail about the massive amount of work that is required to limit environmental factors like emitting greenhouse gases almost completely to stop climate change, or at least slow it down. Mooney does believe that it is possible, but it would be extremely difficult and a lot would have to change. Next, “The world’s rich need to cut their carbon footprint by a factor of 30 to slow climate change, U.N. warns”, is about how the richest 1% of the global population account for more than twice of those in the poorest 50%, and it is fascinating to figure out what is required for their carbon footprint to decrease. Things like less private jet fuel and switching to more fuel efficient vehicles could be determining factors in our planet’s future. Lastly, “Earth is now losing 1.2 trillion tons of ice each year. And it’s going to get worse.” From the title you can probably guess what this article is about, and it is heart-wrenching to read about how ice is melting faster on a global scale with an increase in sea-level rise anticipated, which is what this article entails.
Article Links
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2021/01/25/ice-melt-quickens-greenland-glaciers/
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