April Streeter

Portland, OR USA
Contact

Professional Experience

I blog for the uber-popular TreeHugger.com green lifestyle site, as well as occasionally for sister site Planet Green. I also appear on the Huffington Post Big Green and Big Bicycle pages, and freelance for a number of publications. Prime beats: green fashion and sustainable transport (especially urban biking). I'm currently working on a book, Cycle Chic, with Mikael Colville-Andersen. I started in the environmental journalist field at Tomorrow Magazine and then at Sustainable Industries Journal, where I rose to Managing Editor. My first Swedish-to-English book translation - Ulrica Norberg's Hatha Yoga - was released in the U.S. in 2008. CSR copywriting clients include Volvo, IKEA, and Electrolux. I helped IKEA write its sustainability book (for release late 2009). Top skills: Catchy leads, writing for story, deadline juggling, clean copy.

Expertise

Editor
7 Years
Reporter
15 Years
Writer
15 Years

Specialty

Environment & Nature
11 Years
Technology
15 Years
Other, Specify
9 Years

Industries


Magazine - Local/Regional magazines
15 Years
Magazine - Trade magazines/publications (B2B)
15 Years
Online/new media
3 Years

Total Media Industry Experience

15 Years

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

Sustainable Industries (10+), Treehugger (10+), Windpower Monthly (10+), Green Futures (10+)

Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

IKEA (10+), Volvo (6-10), WWF (1-2), Electrolux (1-2)

Other Work History

Managing Editor, Sustainable Industries Journal Editor, Tomorrow Magazine Senior Editor, LAN Times Magazine Assistant Editor, MacWEEK Magazine

Foreign Language Skills

Swedish, Spanish, read Norwegian

Computer Skills

Word, Excel, and Movable Type

Equipment

Recording equipment and laptop, digital camera

Work Permits & Visas

Swedish residents' permit

References

Upon request.

Awards

BEST Award, Innovative New Product 2005 Best Technical Journal, 2004

Associations

Society of Environmental Journalists

Showcase

General

Green gold
(Sustainable Industries Journal 5/1/2005)
Oregon researcher strives to 'green up' nanotechnology.
News spread
(Sustainable Industries Journal 5/1/2005)
Example of a news spread written and designed by me.
Spark Plug - can EVs save climate and the car industry?
(Green Futures 8/4/2009)
"It's a gold rush, with shades of the dotcom boom."
'Long and Windy Gorge'
(Sustainable Industries 10/1/2006)
Wind power ramps up in Oregon's Colombia Gorge.
Making Good: William McDonough
(Sustainable Industries 2/1/2005)
My second set of interviews with the architect and author of 'Cradle to Cradle'
'Fashion refashioned'
(Sustainable Industries Journal 6/20/2005)
Two Portland designers renew fashion by recycling it.
'A Tale of Two Cities'
(Green Futures 9/1/2006)
China's sprawling cityscapes start to sprout some eco-alternatives.
Space-age South Pole
(Electrolux 4/1/2007)
During the International Polar Year Antarctica will receive a lot of attention - and the Belgians are planning to build what they hope will be a new type of research station - as sustainable as the inhospitable climate will support.
See My TreeHugger Posts
(TreeHugger (Discovery Communications) 4/6/2009)
You can see all my posts through this link. Recent high-hit posts include "6 Reasons the World Needs More Girls on Bikes" and "World Naked Bike Ride: Baring it All for the Bike"
Flower Power
(Sustainable Industries Journal 9/1/2005)
Organic flower market blooms.
Angels in the Closet
(Sustainable Industries Journal 10/1/2005)
Angel investors boost sustainable businesses.