4/16/2009
On April 21 I will be taking part, as one of three speakers, in The Great Bottled Water Debate at Leeds University as part of their Green Week 2009.

My invitation comes thanks to my piece in the New Internationalist last year about the environmental footprint of the bottled water industry. I will be speaking alongside Jeanette Longfield of Sustain, and a representative from Danone, one of the world's largest bottled water producers.

9/1/2008
Today I publish my first editorial, having been asked by This Magazine to write about what I really think about the state of the planet and our ability to fix it.

For a reporter, being asked to write an opinion piece for the first time is a cherished moment. It means you're not just a fact-finder, but have finally become somebody with an opinion worth reading.

3/16/2008
My latest magazine feature, "Plastic unfantastic" in This Magazine, was mentioned today in The Toronto Star's regular feature, "Off the rack: Ideas", a weekly round-up of notable magazine reads.

1/8/2008
If you're in Canada you can pick up my latest magazine article in Herizons, the country's main feminist mag. "Do no harm" explores the prevalence of sexual abuse by physicians, and the system that tolerates it. I will post the text when the issues come off the shelf in the spring.

11/3/2007
Today marks the first publication of The Green Report, a digest of environmental news that I will be publishing twice a month in the Focus section. You will now be able to reach me at zcormier@globeandmail.com.

10/31/2007
Today marks the publication of my fourth and final piece my fourth and final piece in a series of articles on health and the environment for Corporate Knights.

10/1/2007
I have my first piece in an American publication this month - a ten page spread in Plenty Magazine on eco-friendly places to visit in London (co-authored with another writer).

8/19/2007
I have my first publication in The Toronto Star (Canada's largest newspaper) today, in the Ideas section. I reported on the ultimate significance of the Camp for Climate Action this week at Heathrow Airport, which saw hundreds of people camp out at the proposed third runway, and dozens injured in clashes with riot-gear clad police.

4/25/2007
I am delighted to announce that I have been shortlisted for a National Magazine Award for my story on climate change PR spin for This Magazine, Playing Dirty.

This is my second NMA shortlisting - my first was for my 2005 cover story for Shameless magazine on female genital plastic surgery.

3/1/2007
Today I have another piece in This Magazine, Canada's official leftist publication ("because everything is political," as they say).

I am also proud to announce that This Magazine has submitted my September 2006 cover story, "Playing Dirty," for the National Magazine Awards. Last year I made the shortlist with my cover story for Shameless magazine, "Making the Cut."

2/21/2007
It's good to be back in the UK. The grass is green, the air is warm, and there is no sign of snow or ice anywhere.

2/20/2007
Today I officially made the move - I shipped all my stuff (clothes and books, that is) to the UK and boarded a plane to London, where I will be living until further notice.

2/17/2007
The Globe and Mail today ran an eight page special feature on "the new climate," a collection of 50 short pieces on "the latest ideas, facts and predictions" to do with climate change, of which I contributed six.

10/3/2006
I made an appearance on the CBC's The Big Picture with Avi Lewis today. Lewis hosted about half a dozen assorted politicians, environmentalists and industry representatives to discuss what Canada has - and hasn't - done about the very big problem of climate change.

Lewis invited me in light of my recent piece in This Magazine, about the ways that oil companies (particularly in Canada) have used slick PR tactics to dissuade the government from taking action on climate change.

I didn't get a seat on the panel, or my name underneath my face when I spoke - but I did get to shoot my mouth off twice on national television.

The future of energy

Betting on wave dragons, sea snakes, green crude, power kites and other cleantech innovations to fuel the planet.


Hydroelectric dams come with their own environmental collateral, crop-based ethanol turned out to be far from sustainable (and in some cases worse than fossil fuels), and the dream of the hydrogen economy remains elusive. But newer and greener technologies are in development within the renewable energy sector, which is already seeing big growth in wind farms, solar power towers and other forms of clean energy. Here are five of the emerging cleantech trends you won't want to miss.

1. HIGH ALTITUDE WIND ENERGY

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