extreme recycling in ethiopia
necessity is the mother of invention, and the necessity for cheap, imported goods in ethiopia has led to a boom in recycling. keep reading
evidence of expertise: i have a b.a. in philosophy and video journalism from gwu and a decade of shooting, editing, interviewing and performing experience. i'm also a working stand-up comedian, improviser, and writer.
what you do at planet forward: i co-taught a class on sustainable reporting and produced a series of video storytelling tutorials for youtube. i currently write, perform, and edit planet forward's humor-filled web series, "green screen." i also manage video interns and oversee digital media submissions to the website.
what your friends think you do at planet forward: i have a strict separation between business and pleasure, so my friends have no idea what i do for a living.
why we must care about the environment (in 10 words or less): we are the environment.
if you win the lottery, you will: live simply and comfortably while financing my weird ideas, hiring a bunch of creative geniuses, and siring three children with large heads who won't see a cent of my inheritance. whatever's left goes to prison reform groups and groups that are connecting people to the internet.
necessity is the mother of invention, and the necessity for cheap, imported goods in ethiopia has led to a boom in recycling. keep reading