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Paul Krantz

Journalist & Creative Writer

About

Journalist focused on the intersection of human activity and the environment.

Reporter for The Local - Germany.

Contributor to The European Correspondent.

Current Climate Arena Fellow.

Original writing and reporting in Grist, Business Insider, Deutsche Welle (DW News), Earth Island Journal, HuffPost, SF Gate, The Parliament Magazine, The New Internationalist, Climate Home News and more.

MA in Journalism from HMKW, Berlin.

BA in Creative Writing from the University of San Francisco.

Into plants and animals, outdoor sports, edible gardening and playing drums.

Do contact me about relevant tips or reporting projects.

Some Clips

From Around the Web

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EVs are a climate solution with a pollution problem: Tire particles

September 25, 2023

The tiny fragments that tires release into the environment are yet another reason to reduce car use.

 

In this reported feature story, I unpack one of cars' lesser known pollution issues, and explore potential policy-based solutions. 

Read it online at Grist.org

Delivery apps disappear in Europe as funding runs out

December 27, 2022

News feature for Deutsche Welle about the state of the rapid grocery delivery business at the end of 2022.


Read it here.

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On the Edge

March 1, 2022

In depth feature about the resistance camp in Leutzerath, Germany where activists hold the line against a massive coal mine that is swallowing villages and slowing down Germany’s energy transition. Collaboratively reported with Leonard Frick.

Cover story in Earth Island Journal's Spring 2022 issue.

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The Best Oakland Food You'll Ever Take

December 7, 2017

Describes an "edible excursion" through Oakland's Temescal neighborhood.

Reprinted by HuffPost.

Get in Touch

Berlin, Germany

paulk4900 [at] gmail.com

+49 157 3787 1228

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