THE ROCKY FILES: THE POWER OF PEOPLE
Rocky Kistner
There is nothing more impactful than stories about people on the front lines of climate change and environmental assaults. The fishermen, the farmers, the residents battling refinery pollution and bureaucracies. From the boreal forests of northern Alberta to the polluted refineries of the Gulf of Mexico, I have seen their story-telling power resonate with people all over the world. This site is meant to be a collaboration with people of all walks of life and all regions. Join me and tell your stories. We have the power to make change.
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U.S. and Canada vow a full-fledged trade war: “The collapse of the tariff talks points to the fact that the old Canada-U.S. relationship is over” @rgilliescanada @ap
A trade war between Canada and the US deepens rupture in what had been a close and durable alliance
Canada and the United States have long had one of the world’s closest and most durable alliances
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Unsustainable. Coral are the nurseries of the seas. When coral die, fish die: "In the 1970s the Keys had near 40% coral cover. Now it’s around 1%. It’s due to a combination of disease and hot water - and the hot water makes coral more susceptible to disease."

The waters around #Florida are heating, especially fast in the Florida Keys. In the past 4 decades summer water temps have increased from comfortably below the “bleaching threshold” in the mid 80s (blue), to near/above 90 (red) in recent years - a deadly temperature for coral if
I've reported from Liberia and West Africa. This is not the America I grew up in: "Some of the deportees have recounted being shackled while some were held in full-body restraint straitjackets called the WRAP during flights that can sometimes last more than 16 hours."
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Arlyn Schipper Iowa farmer
Ex-Navy Seal Troy Van Meek and his wife Amy talk about their Iowa solar company
Exxon spill Mayflower, AR
Paying the Price: Tar Sands Oil Communities in Canada Suffer From Health Problems
Awards
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Edward R. Murrow
Radio-Television Digital News Association Edward R. Murrow award For investigative reporting on U.S. congressional travel violations, American Public Media’s Marketplace and American RadioWorks (2006) -
George Polk
George Polk award for national television reporting“The Great American Bailout," associate producer PBS Frontline (1991) -
Investigative Reporters & Editors
Investigative Reporters and Editors national television award"That's What Friends Are For," Investigation of AIDS charity abuses by Dionne Warwick’s foundation, reporter and producer, ABC New Day One (1993).























