Dear Sara, Wind turbines are an absolute joke. Has anyone actually figured out the amount of carbon emissions emitted for the entire process from initial construction of the components and land development (construction machinery emissions)? — Mike M. Hi Mike, Thank you for this apparent attempt at a “gotcha” question, as it gives me the […]
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Sara Peach is the Senior Editor of Yale Climate Connections. She is an environmental journalist whose work has appeared in National Geographic, Scientific American, Environmental Health News, Grist, and Chemical & Engineering News. For her reporting on environmental issues, she has earned awards from the National Press Photographers Association, Pictures of the Year International, and the Society of Environmental Journalists.
Previously, Sara taught for more than five years at the School of Media and Journalism at University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, where she led courses in environmental journalism and served as the Associate Director of the Reese News Lab, a media entrepreneurship program at the school. In 2015, she was a member of a faculty team that won the Knight News Challenge for a project tracking election speeches.
Sara holds a master's degree in journalism and a bachelor's degree in environmental studies, both from UNC-Chapel Hill.
