Emily Gertz

Emily Gertz is an American journalist and editor based in New York City, specializing in online news and environmental topics. Her work includes ongoing contributions to Grist, the environmental news magazine. [Emily Gertz. [http://www.grist.org/news/maindish/2005/12/06/gertz/index.html "Ever thought about the toxins in your sex toys?"] , "Grist", December 6, 2005.] Steve Paul. "Web watch - Here's a look at some interesting stops on the Internet last week," "The Kansas City Star" (MO), February 20, 2005, page A6: "Emily Gertz reports for "Grist", an online environmental journal, from a recent conference [Verdopolis] in New York on the future of green cities. ... For her report (warning: quirky, personal-style, environmental journalism ahead) ..."] She was the lead editor and contributor to the March 2008 Grist series "The Corps of the Matter: the Army Corps and the Mississippi River" [http://www.grist.org/feature/2008/03/17/intro/ "The corpos of the matter: the Army Corps and the Mississippi River,"] "Grist", March 17, 2008.] which also featured work by journalist Michael Grunwald, science writer Patrick Di Justo, and photographer Mark Hirsch. Gertz has also contributed to "Plenty" and "Dwell".

In the late 1990s, Gertz was producer for environmental news at OregonLive, the web site of "The Oregonian", Oregon's largest newspaper. She was New Media & Technologies Manager at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts from 2001-2002, and from 2002-2003, Senior Web Producer for "SpaFinder Magazine". [ [http://www.spafinder.com Spas at SpaFinder] ]

Gertz was a columnist and contributor to the environmental website Worldchanging from 2004 to 2007, writing on a broad array of topics. She contributed several sections to the project's book "Worldchanging: A User's Guide for the 21st Century",cite book| author = Steffen, Alex| title = Worldchanging: A User's Guide for the 21st Century| publisher = Harry N. Abrams, Inc.| year = 2006| id = ISBN 0810930951] , and was the publication's Interim Managing Editor from August to November 2007. [http://www.worldchanging.com/bios/emily.html "Worldchanging" Bios: Emily Gertz] , retrieved 2008-05-18.]

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