Elizabeth Kolbert
Encyclopedia
Elizabeth Kolbert is an American
journalist
and author
. She is best known for her 2006 book Field Notes from a Catastrophe
, and as an observer and commentator on environmentalism
for The New Yorker
magazine.
, where she remained until 1979.
After graduating from Mamaroneck High School
, Kolbert spent four years studying literature at Yale University
. In 1983, she was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to study at the Universität Hamburg
, in Germany.
, where she worked as a reporter from 1984 to 1999.
since 1999. She received a Lannan Literary Fellowship in 2006.
She resides in Massachusetts
with her husband, John Kleiner, and three sons.
and Green for All. Comment on Earth Day
and its relevance in 2009. About extinction.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
and author
Author
An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...
. She is best known for her 2006 book Field Notes from a Catastrophe
Field Notes from a Catastrophe
Field Notes from a Catastrophe: Man, Nature, and Climate Change is a 2006 non-fiction book by Elizabeth Kolbert. The book attempts to bring attention to the causes and effects of global climate change. Kolbert travels around the world where climate change is affecting the environment in significant...
, and as an observer and commentator on environmentalism
Natural environment
The natural environment encompasses all living and non-living things occurring naturally on Earth or some region thereof. It is an environment that encompasses the interaction of all living species....
for The New Yorker
The New Yorker
The New Yorker is an American magazine of reportage, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons and poetry published by Condé Nast...
magazine.
Youth and education
Kolbert spent her early childhood in the Bronx; her family then relocated to Larchmont, New YorkLarchmont, New York
Larchmont is a village in Westchester County, New York. The population was 5,864 at the 2010 census. It is located within the town of Mamaroneck, on the shore of Long Island Sound, northeast of Midtown Manhattan...
, where she remained until 1979.
After graduating from Mamaroneck High School
Mamaroneck High School
Mamaroneck High School is a public school located in Mamaroneck, New York. The school is part of the Mamaroneck Union Free School District.-Campus setting and facilities:...
, Kolbert spent four years studying literature at Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
. In 1983, she was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to study at the Universität Hamburg
University of Hamburg
The University of Hamburg is a university in Hamburg, Germany. It was founded on 28 March 1919 by Wilhelm Stern and others. It grew out of the previous Allgemeines Vorlesungswesen and the Kolonialinstitut as well as the Akademisches Gymnasium. There are around 38,000 students as of the start of...
, in Germany.
The New York Times
Kolbert began her journalism career at The New York TimesThe New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
, where she worked as a reporter from 1984 to 1999.
The New Yorker
Kolbert has been a staff-writer for The New YorkerThe New Yorker
The New Yorker is an American magazine of reportage, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons and poetry published by Condé Nast...
since 1999. She received a Lannan Literary Fellowship in 2006.
She resides in Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
with her husband, John Kleiner, and three sons.
Articles
'Midnight regulations' issued by outgoing US Presidents. Auto industry bailout. Reports on Van JonesVan Jones
Anthony Kapel "Van" Jones is an American environmental advocate, civil rights activist, and attorney. Jones is a co-founder of three non-profit organizations. In 1996, he founded the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, a California non-governmental organization working for alternatives to violence...
and Green for All. Comment on Earth Day
Earth Day
Earth Day is a day that is intended to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth's natural environment. The name and concept of Earth Day was allegedly pioneered by John McConnell in 1969 at a UNESCO Conference in San Francisco. The first Proclamation of Earth Day was by San Francisco, the...
and its relevance in 2009. About extinction.
- Kolbert, Elizabeth, "Batless", The New YorkerThe New YorkerThe New Yorker is an American magazine of reportage, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons and poetry published by Condé Nast...
; March 29, 2010, pp 42-43. On White nose syndromeWhite nose syndromeWhite nose syndrome is a poorly understood disease associated with the deaths of more than a million bats. The condition, named for a distinctive fungal growth around the muzzles and on the wings of many affected animals, was first identified in a cave in Schoharie County, New York, USA, in...
.
Awards
External links
- Interview with Elizabeth Kolbert at NRDCNatural Resources Defense CouncilThe Natural Resources Defense Council is a New York City-based, non-profit, non-partisan international environmental advocacy group, with offices in Washington DC, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Beijing...