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Health and
Environment
 
I’m currently
working on a new book,
The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Green Living, due for
publication in September, 2007 by Alpha/Penguin Books.
It’s great to see
the world finally taking note of the important environmental issues
I’ve been writing about for so many years.
I loved writing the
cover story in the January, 2005 issue of Natural Home Magazine about a
beautiful Islamorada beach home designed by environmentally responsible
design/build team Jersey Devil. No air conditioning!
I was honored to
learn that my story Toxic
Schools, published in South Florida Parenting Magazine in April, 2003,
received the 2004 Gold Award for Investigative Reporting from Parenting
Publications of America. The same story also earned the Donald Robinson
Award for Investigative Reporting from the American Society of Journalists
and Authors, of which I am a member. I am also the proud recipient of an
Honor Roll Award from LEAF, the Legal Environmental Assistance Foundation,
which works to protect people's health and the environment in Florida,
Georgia and Alabama.
I have written a number
of full-length feature stories on health, including such topics as
post-partum depression, suicide, obesity, chronic arthritis, chiropractic
for kids, de-toxifying the home, herbs and even pet health for Self
Magazine, The Miami Herald, Your Health Magazine, MD News, South Florida
Parenting and The Palm Beach Post's First Sunday Magazine.
As an environmental
journalist, I am especially interested in writing on topics of
environmental concern. Whether it is about Everglades Restoration, seminars
to teach businesses how to conserve resources and reduce waste, or about
finding ecologically sound and sustainable building materials. I also
incorporate my interest in the environment into my travel stories,
frequently introducing readers to the preserved natural features of the
regions we visit, with a goal of helping to awaken readers to the beauty
and fragility of our earth and to inspire a sense of stewardship. I
consider it my responsibility to help raise visibility of environmental
issues and to provide resources that may lead us toward solutions to the
ills of the earth.
Check out a few of my
environmental book reviews and health stories for The Miami Herald below.
Water
Book review
Healthy Homes
Ackerman Book review
Fibromyalgia
Postpartum Depression
Suicide Prevention
Mental Health
Tokens of Faith
Herbs at a Glance
Help for Fibromyagia Patients
Beyond the Baby Blues
South Florida Business Journal
Restorative Powers : Public, private sectors join
forces to heal the Everglades
1999.10.18 Trish Riley, The South Florida Business Journal
Small, minority business urged to seek Everglades work
2000.05.15 Trish Riley, The South Florida Business Journal
Now
starring in Hollywood: urban homes
2000.06.05 Trish Riley, The South Florida Business Journal
As
region booms, hospitals face layoffs, closures
2000.08.07 Trish Riley, The South Florida Business Journal
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Woman's Touch : Pat White transforms male industry and succeeds
2000.05.22 Trish Riley, The South Florida Business Journal
Designing
the Feng Shui way : Advocates say proper energy flows help make
money flow, too
2000.02.28 Trish Riley, The South Florida Business Journal
Miscellaneous Articles
E Magazine: Green Design story
SFP Healthy Home
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