Peter Fairley

Peter Fairley is one of North America's foremost energy and technology journalists, following the energy story from the coalfields of Inner Mongolia to the powerless villages of Bolivia's Cordillera Real. As an author and contributor to MIT's Technology Review magazine, Spectrum, Discover, and other publications, he is a frequent commentator on innovation and the environment. Before taking up independent writing Peter served as Washington Bureau Chief for Chemical Week, chronicling the global chemical industry's collision with the environment. Peter has been a guest of NPR's Talk of the Nation and CBC Newsworld and has spoken on energy innovation to university, professional and business organizations. He holds a Masters in science, health & environmental reporting from New York University, a B.S. in molecular biology from McGill, and serves as an elected director of the Society of Environmental Journalists.