Reed McManus

Reed McManus was a senior editor at Sierra.

Rachel Ackoff: "It's Our Turn"

Student activists rise to the planet's biggest challenge

By Reed McManus July 1, 2007

In this story: education, climate change

Rachel Ackoff with fellow climate crusaders at Swarthmore College.

At See Level

Ten urban escapes, just a paddle stroke away

By Reed McManus May 1, 2007

In this story: rivers, public lands, urban living

Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area

Innovators: Efficiency Matters

Companies tackle high power bills--and global warming

By Reed McManus March 1, 2007

In this story: clean energy

Innovators: Master of Plastic

So long, landfill: Recycling goes high tech and big time

By Reed McManus January 2, 2007

In this story: clean tech, plastic

Mike Biddle turns the shredded castoffs of 21st-century life into good-as-new plastic.

Interview: "Imagine a City With 30 Percent Fewer Cars"

Low-tech transit is the fastest route to a great city, says a Brazilian architect

By Reed McManus January 1, 2006

In this story: urban planning, transportation, public transit

Green From the Ground Up

Using techniques simple and sophisticated, buildings can be easy on the planet

By Reed McManus January 1, 2005

In this story: architecture

Interview: Alice Waters

"I Call it a Delicious Revolution": A famous restaurateur promotes reading, writing, and arugula

By Reed McManus November 1, 2004

In this story: food and drink

Street Theater

Puppet Politics

By Reed McManus March 10, 2004

In this story: activism

Glen Canyon Comeback

Drought is draining Lake Powell and restoring Glen Canyon

By Reed McManus November 1, 2003

In this story: wilderness

Morning light illuminates cliffs across from Lake Powell’s abandoned Hite Marina boat ramp.

American Roots: A tour of old-growth forests around the United States

Eastern hemlock, bald cypress, and ponderosa pines

By Reed McManus November 1, 2002

In this story: forests