Marilyn Berlin Snell

Marilyn Berlin Snell is a South Los Angeles–based independent journalist and a former staff writer for Sierra. She is the author of Unlikely Ally: How the Military Fights Climate Change and Protects the Environment and the cofounder of the sustainability nonprofit Urban Renewable.

A Tale of Two Immigrants

One wants to build bridges, the other walls. What's the best way to deal with a growing world population?

By Marilyn Berlin Snell November 1, 2004

In this story: food and drink

Harvard grad Hugo Morales, with his dog, Revolution, spent his childhood picking fruit on a farm. Now he works to keep pesticides from poisoning laborers, regardless of where they are from.

One Small Step: Helping Ethnic Eateries Go Green

Ritu Primlani, Oakland, California Executive director, Thimmakka's Resources for Environmental Education

Interview by Marilyn Berlin Snell September 1, 2004

In this story: recycling, activism

Ritu Primlani, Oakland, California Executive director, Thimmakka's Resources for Environmental Education

One Small Step

For this family, slow is beautiful

Interview by Marilyn Berlin Snell July 1, 2004

In this story: lifestyle

obb Davis (and family), Davis, California. Senior vice president, Freedom From Hunger

One Small Step: Climate-Neutral Nuptials

John Peterson, Oberlin, Ohio, Assistant professor of environmental studies and biology

Interview by Marilyn Berlin Snell May 1, 2004

In this story: lifestyle

John Peterson (with wife, Nancy) Oberlin, Ohio. Assistant professor of environmental studies and biology

The Cost of Doing Business

The mining industry is one of the planet's biggest polluters. But Echo Bay had another dirty little secret. It was funding Al Qaeda-linked terrorists.

By Marilyn Berlin Snell May 1, 2004

In this story: mining