I'm on multiple deadlines this week and may not get to extended writing here on Apartment Ecology for a few days. Which brings me to mentioning that I'm an independent freelance environmental journalist. Grist -- "a beacon in the smog" -- is an independent online magazine that has been very very good to me, and very very good for environmental journalism. So please, open up that hip recycled wallet that you got from your friendly neighborhood Spider...uh, locally owned fair trade green goods emporium, and give to Grist during its summer fundraiser.
In keeping with today's Morning Ecology theme of bicycles in the news, note that anyone who donates $125 or more by 11:59 pm (23:59) Pacific time TODAY will be entered to win a Bike Friday Tikit folding bike -- a cycling commuter's dream machine, worth $999!
Like public radio and tv, Grist is a nonprofit -- and sometimes it has a pledge drive. While I don't have inside skinny on how Grist keeps the books balanced, I imagine it's a combo of grants, a smidge of earned income from things like ads and article syndication deals and affiliate sales, and lots of contributions from individuals.
So if you appreciate independent enviro news with humor and attitude, as well as a great eco-politics blog (Gristmill) -- I hope you'll donate to Grist.
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