Guest Columnist

MNN features the occasional guest columnist. We welcome newsmakers and notables from the environmental community to contribute to the blog.

If you would like to be a guest columnist, send your pitch to shicks@mnn.com.

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Plovers vs. crows: Cape Cod's moral dilemma

July 20, 2010, 9:06 a.m. by Guest Columnist

Jay Michaelson says surely there's a humane way to solve this battle for existence, but what if there isn't?

Voices from the Gulf: Coastal birds in peril

June 30, 2010, 3:50 p.m. by Guest Columnist

Southern Co.’s stewardship partners are on the front lines responding to the environmental impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

How bad is the oil spill? Flight sheds light on magnitude of disaster

June 30, 2010, 2:56 p.m. by Guest Columnist

Author David Helvarg takes a flight from the shores of Alabama to the site of the BP Deepwater Horizon explosion. What he finds is disturbing.

Wal-Mart goes green

June 22, 2010, 7:07 a.m. by Guest Columnist

Jim Fitzpatrick can't believe it either, but the retail giant has championed sustainability and persuaded its suppliers to do the same.

It's time to reexamine offshore drilling in the Arctic

May 10, 2010, 1:51 p.m. by Guest Columnist

Nature photographer Florian Schulz says the oil spill in the Gulf must serve as a warning as the U.S. seeks oil in the Arctic.

Green affordable housing protects pocketbooks, people and the planet

April 29, 2010, 7:20 a.m. by Guest Columnist

Home Depot Foundation President Kelly Caffarelli explains why Earth-friendly homes shouldn't be out of reach for Americans of modest means.

Earth Day founder disappointed in followers for neglecting overpopulation

April 20, 2010, 10:40 a.m. by Guest Columnist

Sen. Gaylord Nelson's biggest letdown was establishment's failure to address this tricky issue, says environmental scientist Leon Kolankiewicz.

It's time to make clean water available to all

December 11, 2009, 12:46 p.m. by Guest Columnist

World Water Relief program manager Ben Seidl says huge strides have been made in rural Dominican Republic, but much more needs to be done.

Twists and turns on the 'Hope-to-Despair Express'

December 10, 2009, 12:21 p.m. by Guest Columnist

British journalist Geoffrey Lean on the (metaphoric and literal) roller coaster ride at Copenhagen.

Take it from the Packers: Think locally

November 16, 2009, 6:09 a.m. by Guest Columnist

Michael Shuman's new book explains how the nation's only nonprofit, community-owned major league professional sports team, the Green Bay Packers, is a model for the local economy.

Silence is golden -- and green

November 9, 2009, 5:08 a.m. by Guest Columnist

Columnist Jay Michaelson wonders if we stand a chance against consumer advocates lobbying for the installation of noise-making machines in quiet hybrid cars.