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About Matthew Green

When I was starting out, a much more experienced journalist spelled out a principle that seems obvious in retrospect, but which I must have been struggling to grasp: “The news is about change,” he said. “If there’s no change, there’s no news.” Twenty-odd years later, change no longer seems enough. What I love to write about is transformation.

The transformation a soldier must embrace to heal from trauma inflicted in war. The transformation that occurs in individuals who feel so moved by the ecological condition of the planet that they offer themselves for arrest. And, in my more recent work, the transformation our societies, economies and political systems will need to undergo to slow climate change.

And I’m also engaged in the question of how journalism itself will need to transform to perform the service it must in this age of crises. In seeking to reflect external reality, I believe journalists can gain a great deal by spending some time looking within. As the pressures on our industry evolve and grow, I intend to play my role in widening access to some of the transformative kinds of inner work I have encountered in my explorations of the margins.

I appreciate your interest in the site ( and there’s a more conventional CV here). I welcome inquiries via the contact form. Thank you!

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Matthew Green@Matthew__Green·
13h

Sign of the times: @Reuters takes a serious look at #degrowth ... https://www.reuters.com/business/sustainable-business/climate-change-scarcity-chip-away-degrowth-taboo-2022-08-08/

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Matthew Green@Matthew__Green·
30 Jul

Love this thread. In the past year I've taken trains from London to Marseille, Frankfurt and Oldenburg, Germany and each time it ... was a great experience.

Sean Currie@seanpwcurrie

I grew up below the poverty line - I know that trains are inaccessible for many.

But most people in Western Europe *could* afford train travel if they sacrificed certain things at their destination.

And with this thread, I'm trying to convince you that it's worth it 👀

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Jamie Henn@jamieclimate·
29 Jul

Your periodic reminder that Exxon and Chevron worked with Putin for years to expand Russian oil and gas production, fueling his ... ability to wage the war they’re now profiting from. https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1552987344487292928

The New York Times@nytimes

Exxon Mobil and Chevron, the two largest U.S. energy companies, reported record quarterly profits following the spike in oil and gas prices caused mainly by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. https://nyti.ms/3cSxHmo

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