Climate change reporting often means documenting some of the worst events that ever happen to people. But Kendra Pierre-Louis (@kendrawrites), whether reporting for the podcast How to Save the Planet, or posting pictures of bear sex, manages to make it not totally depressing. Kendra, an independent climate reporter, talks about gradually finding her way into journalism, reporting in India and Myanmar, and her years at NYT.


Countries featured: USA, India, Myanmar


Publications featured: Spotify/Gimlet's How to Save the Planet, The New York Times, Popular Science, Inside Climate News, Sierra, Hakai, Newsweek, 538, Modern Farmer, Vice


 


Here are links to some of the things we talked about:


Kendra's book Green Washed - bit.ly/3ZZKbvz


Erica Gies website - bit.ly/402jGWC


Kendra's story in India for 538 - bit.ly/3J7JqK5


Her story on Myanmar for Earth Island Journal - bit.ly/3YFB3v9


Her viral visual essay on the U.S. before EPA cleanup - bit.ly/3yvlVpl


How to Save the Planet episode on biking - bit.ly/3ysEtXz


Podcast episode on agrovoltaics - bit.ly/3ZXb978


ProPublica story on UnitedHealthcare - bit.ly/3LkVoTo 


Her anti-mayonnaise screed - bit.ly/3yxe376


Her story on the Myanmar bus ride - bit.ly/3ZXqhRW


The Girls in the Balcony book - bit.ly/3ysEMBH


Buried by the Times book - bit.ly/3ZXql48


 


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