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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We need more interviews like this with scientists who can give us facts not fiction about the climate crisis. Scientists say the leading contributor to human caused climate change is burning fossil fuels. How often do you hear that on national TV?
@MichaelEMann
Woah, record-tying 130F coming to Death Valley, an appropriate name for this killer heat.

Death Valley this upcoming weekend could approach 130°F (54.4°C), tying the highest temperature ever reliably recorded on Earth.
The National Weather Service is forecasting a high of 129°F (53.9°C) in the hottest part of the valley on Sunday.
More hazardous heat and flooding coming to the South and Midwest.

An updated Day 3-7 Hazards Outlook has been issued. https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/threats/threats.php
Western town’s water supply is running on empty: “It’s like a slow death…instead of an actual emergency happening right in front of your eyes where you can actually help.” @knowleshannah @washingtonpost
A desert town may run out of water. Others could face the same fate.
An Arizona community nearly dried up and imposed strict limits, and its crisis may be a glimpse of the West’s future.
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Exxon spill Mayflower, AR
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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).






















