by Sven | Oct 11, 2013 | articles, online, writing
Glamorized consumer culture has serious side effects — and to help people in remote Indian villages understand this, author and filmmaker Helena Norberg-Hodge brought them to the West. I recently talked to Norberg-Hodge for Yes! Magazine about what they thought...
by Sven | Sep 16, 2013 | articles, online, reporting, writing
After YES! Magazine published my article Chevron Pollutes, Here’s What the People Did Back last week about two actions this summer to bring attention to a multitude of the oil giant’s toxic transgressions, it was re-posted yesterday in Common Dreams. Read...
by Sven | Sep 1, 2013 | web design
I’ve been working on a few new websites for my clients this summer. It’s quite a motley range of content, from a cool custom upholstery business in Steamboat Springs, Colorado to an awesome Bay Area bee rescue and relocation service to a laid back...
by Sven | Aug 20, 2013 | in the news, photo essays
In 2009, after 13 years of wordsmithing and playing in a rock & roll band accompanied by a series of eclectic day jobs, I set out to be a freelance journalist with the broader vision of inspiring people to be more creative and caring stewards of this little round...
by Sven | Aug 7, 2013 | articles, features, online, reporting, writing
The host of this year’s Ecocity World Summit, Nantes has shown the way of using art to build a culture of resilience. My article Lessons for building an ecocity culture in the Matador Travel Network introduces Nantes, Ecocity 2013, and my role in it, while...
