Reed McManus

Reed McManus was a senior editor at Sierra.

Wildlife Refuges Are Retreats for People, Too

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuges near urban areas provide easy escapes for city dwellers

By Reed McManus February 8, 2016

In this story: wilderness, wildlife, urban living

Our National Wildlife and People Refuges

Climate Denial, the Catchy Version

By Reed McManus December 11, 2015

In this story: coal, oil, clean energy, climate change, polar bears

Watch -- Climate Denial -- the catchy version

These Charts Prove That Clean Energy Is Winning

By Reed McManus December 7, 2015

In this story: solar, wind, clean energy, renewable energy

From 2005 to 2014, we increased our wind power by a factor of 10 and generated 33 times more solar electricity.

Pipe Dreams

Presidential candidates tweet their reactions to Obama's rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline.

By Reed McManus November 6, 2015

In this story: clean energy, dirty energy, activism, pipelines, keystone xl

Presidential candidates tweet their reactions to Obama's rejection of Keystone pipeline.

Shifting Tar Sands

Keystone XL pipeline builder tries to buy time, asks for delay.

By Reed McManus November 3, 2015

In this story: clean energy, dirty energy, activism

A Keystone XL protester in Santa Monica, 2013.

Schadenfraud

Does your new VW Beetle perform like an old school bus?

By Reed McManus September 23, 2015

In this story: transportation, vehicle standards, energy efficiency, air, climate change

Water-Guzzling Agriculture

California's drought forces a look at the water required to grow what we eat

By Reed McManus August 10, 2015

In this story: agriculture, water, drought

The amount of water required to produce one ounce of key food items.

Family Planning Failures and Fixes

By Reed McManus August 10, 2015

In this story: population

Cultural obstacles to family planning, and how to get past them.

Celebrities and Their Environmental Causes

By Reed McManus June 4, 2015

In this story: activism

Icons of screen and stage who champion environmental issues seem as numerous as the stars in the sky. You might expect celebrities to throw their support behind saving cute, endangered creatures, but a heartening number have risen to the more abstract cha

Electric Vehicles Go the Distance with Fast Charging

Now that electric cars can go just as far as gasoline-powered models, the map opens up

By Reed McManus May 29, 2015

In this story: electric vehicles, technology

Now that electric cars can go just as far as Gasoline-powered models, the map opens up