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Zoya Teirstein

Climate and Public Health Reporter, Grist

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Zoya Teirstein is a virtual guest at the 2022 Crosscut Festival. Teirstein is a writer at Grist covering the politics of climate change, public health, and extreme weather. Her work has appeared in Rolling Stone, Mother Jones, Wired, Slate, HuffPost, The Verge, and other places.

When: 11am, Wednesday, May 4.

Where: Virtual. RSVP for this free event now.

Find more detail about this event below.

 

Scheduled Appearances

Environment & Outdoors

Hacking the Climate Crisis

Crosscut Festival 2022
Wed May 4, 2022 | 11:00am

If the human experience has been a 10,000-year experiment in denying nature, then we now face the challenge of engineering our way out of the havoc we've wreaked upon our environment. From carbon capture to super coral to tiny diamonds shot into the stratosphere, our best hope for survival may be the same interventionist thinking that originally got us into this mess. WATCH NOW

 

elizabeth kolbert crosscut festival 2022
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Featuring: Elizabeth Kolbert, Zoya Teirstein

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About the Festival

The Crosscut Ideas Festival is a celebration of big ideas and a gathering for bold thinkers. Newsmakers, changemakers and innovators come together to take a fresh look at the biggest issues of our time. Over one week, the Crosscut Ideas Festival hosts fireside conversations and panels, meetups, art installations, workshops, and interactive experiences.

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Celebrate the best of PNW community and culture while supporting public media. Enjoy a night of entertainment with a culinary tour of the region curated by premier chefs and restaurateurs, Hear from The Daily host Michael Barbaro, and bid on a unique items in a PBS and Northwest-themed auction.