Joseph Huff-Hannon

Reporting from Climate Justice Ground Zero

A week of reporting on the first People's World Conference of Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth, which attracted 35,000 to the Bolivian city of Cochabamba.

From Buenos Aires to Cochabamba
The Guardian (UK). April 19, 2010

Changing the Climate for Justice
Color Lines magazine. April 20, 2010

Evo Morales and the Beautiful Game
The Guardian (UK). April 22, 2010

On the frontline of climate change
The Guardian (UK). April 24, 2010

And for a lighter touch, with my colleague Asli Pelit, we produced a video for the the Yes Men's web channel at babelgum. Introducing "Jeff Hobart"

Yes Men Intern at Bolivia Climate Conference! (low res) from Joseph Huff-Hannon on Vimeo.

Talking Climate, from a Southern Perspective

Bolivia Steps Up:
An Interview with Climate Negotiator Angelica Navarro
The Progressive. April 12, 2010. [Full Text]

Rumble in the jungle: Short film now online

A short film I worked on in Brazil is now available online:

Battle for the Xingu premiered at film festivals worldwide last year, now International Rivers Network is using it in their outreach and advocacy work around the impact of dams on indigenous communities, especially in the Brazilian Amazon. It was directed & produced by Iara Lee and George Gund, founders of Caipirinha Productions. After coming back from production in the Amazon, I also wrote this piece.

Green Rumble on Climate Policy

Natural Resources Defense Council
Targeted by Environmental Activists
The Huffington Post. November 30, 2009.
In which the lead up to the Copenhagen climate summit in December 2009 reveals serious rifts in the U.S. environmental movement. [Full Text]

The Eco-Nuns of NYC

Photo by Josh Haner / New York Times

Praise the Lord and Green the Roof
Feature in the New York Times City section, February 1, 2009.
Embedded reporting with the Sisters of the Community of the Holy Spirit, as they work on plans to build the first "eco-convent" in New York City. [Full Text]

Rumble in the Jungle

Photo by Joseph Huff-Hannon

Fighting for the Amazon
The Indypendent, July 19, 2008.
I wrote this after working as a field producer on a documentary shoot in Brazil, covering a huge gathering of indigenous Brazilians and environmental activists in opposition to a massive hydroelectric dam project that would potentially displace tens of thousands. [Full Text]