Scott Dodd's Blog
About
- Bio:
In 12 years as a newspaper reporter, I covered everything from hurricanes to highways to homeland security. I also held a thrashing baby shark in my hands, climbed a 60-story tower crane, and let police pepper spray me in the face ... all for the sake of a good story.
In 2006, Columbia University offered me a fellowship to pursue my interests in science writing and the environment, which brought me to New York City. After freelancing for magazines and working at a museum, I found my way to NRDC, where I now write and edit for nrdc.org and its affiliated sites. I live in Manhattan with my wife, our cat and way too much peanut butter in the kitchen cabinet.
- Roots in:
- Pittsburgh (with stops in West Virginia, Louisiana, Oklahoma and both Carolinas along the way)
- Favorite place:
- Only one? How about biking in Riverside Park, kayaking on Long Island, watching a game at Heinz Field, or traveling just about anywhere for the first time.
- Why "environmentalism" matters:
- I've reported on floods, tornadoes, hurricanes, ice storms and many other disasters, seeing the human toll they take first hand. If that kind of experience doesn't teach you to respect nature and treat it right, nothing will.
Recent Blog Posts
- Cyclists vs. the law (and the hood of a car) (November 20, 2008)
- Would Bobby Kennedy have wanted the RFK Bridge named after him? (November 19, 2008)
- Climate change now a hot topic at American Museum of Natural History (November 13, 2008)
- U.S. Supreme Court deals blow to whales in sonar case (November 12, 2008)
- Bike commuting soars, but what about 'bikeism'? (November 3, 2008)
- Other reports from the court: Opinions on NRDC's "Navy v. whales" case (October 15, 2008)
- UPDATED Report from the Court: NRDC and the Navy face off over sonar's harm to whales (October 8, 2008)
- Who speaks for whales? (October 8, 2008)
- Whales get their day in court (October 8, 2008)
- Pick your favorite new design for New York City bike racks (October 1, 2008)
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