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Environmental journalist covering endangered species, climate, pollution & related topics. Editor, @Revelator_News. Tips, pitches: jplatt @ therevelator.org

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John R. Platt’s Biography

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John Platt is an award-winning journalist covering the environment, wildlife, technology and entrepreneurship.

John R. Platt’s Journalist Portfolio

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Relocating for a New Job? Make the Most of It!

Relocating for a New Job? Make the Most of It!

Moving to a new city for a new job comes with all kinds of challenges. But it also presents more than a few l…

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China's Wealthy Are Banking on Extinction

China's Wealthy Are Banking on Extinction

Right now, in warehouses scattered across China, the carcasses of hundreds of dead tigers sit steeping in vat…

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Thirty-Five Percent of Engineering Jobs Now Require 3-D Printing Skills

Thirty-Five Percent of Engineering Jobs Now Require 3-D Printing Skills

The technology behind 3-D printing is progressing rapidly, with companies around the world investing billion…

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Climate change will scramble polar bears' diets - and eggs aren't the solution | human-impact | E...

Climate change will scramble polar bears' diets - and eggs aren't the solution | human-impact | E...

Eggs and berries are bad news for polar bears, a new study finds. The news may be even worse for climate-chan…

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The Big Reason the Deepwater Horizon Disaster Is Not Over

The Big Reason the Deepwater Horizon Disaster Is Not Over

Dolphins, sea turtles, coral, pelicans, and even whales continue to suffer five years after the BP Deepwater …

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Conservation Group Seeks Protection for Endangered Crayfish, Gets Newly Discovered Species as a B...

Conservation Group Seeks Protection for Endangered Crayfish, Gets Newly Discovered Species as a B...

A funny thing happened on the way to the endangered species list...

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Whale of the Month: Rice’s Whale

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By John R. Platt Verified
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What whale are we talking about this month? Thanks for asking. This time we’re looking at Rice’s whale (Balaenoptera ricei), also sometimes referred to as the Gulf of Mexico whale. Don’t you mean the “Gulf of America” whale? Don’t get me started. Why not? That would actually be pretty good branding. You know, you’re kind of right.
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America 250: Echoes of the Buy-Centennial

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By John R. Platt Verified
| The Revelator Verified
The United States celebrated its 200th anniversary in 1976, and in a lot of ways it felt like a year-long celebration of everything that made our country great. But there were dark sides to the American Bicentennial, including civil rights struggles, a gas crisis, and (of course) American capitalism. The over-commercialization of the Bicentennial started long before 1976.
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Tom Toro’s Environmental Cartoons: Process Videos

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Saving the planet is serious business — but that doesn’t mean you can’t have a little fun along the way. Twice a month cartoonist Tom Toro contributes single-panel environmental cartoons to The Revelator’s weekly newsletter. These exclusive cartoons use Toro’s uniquely odd way of looking at the world to skewer some of the issues threatening life on Earth — from climate change to pollution to the extinction crisis.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Interviewing horror novelists.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yup. It haunts my nightmares.

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Ben Urich.