14 Facts About Andrew Revkin

Andrew C Revkin was born on 1956 and is an American science and environmental journalist, webcaster, author and educator.

Andrew Revkin has written on a wide range of subjects including destruction of the Amazon rainforest, the 2004 Asian tsunami, sustainable development, climate change, and the changing environment around the North Pole.

Andrew Revkin was a reporter for The New York Times from 1995 through 2009.

Andrew Revkin is a performing songwriter and was a frequent accompanist of Pete Seeger.

Andrew Revkin graduated from Brown University in 1978 with a degree in biology.

Andrew Revkin later received a Master's in Journalism from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.

From 1995 through 2009, Revkin covered the environment for The New York Times.

Andrew Revkin has written books on the Anthropocene, humanity's weather and climate learning journey, the once and future Arctic, the Amazon, and global warming.

Andrew Revkin was interviewed by Seed magazine about his book The North Pole Was Here, which was published in 2006.

Andrew Revkin is among those credited with developing the idea that humans, through growing impacts on Earth's climate and other critical systems, are creating a distinct geological epoch, the Anthropocene.

Andrew Revkin was a member of the "Anthropocene" Working Group from 2010 to 2016.

Andrew Revkin is a multi-instrumentalist and songwriter who led a Hudson Valley roots ensemble called Breakneck Ridge Revue.

Andrew Revkin was a member of Uncle Wade, a blues-roots band.

Andrew Revkin performed frequently with the folk singer Pete Seeger from 1996 until Seeger's death in 2014.