Speakers

Marianne Lavelle joined National Geographic Digital Media in March 2010 as senior energy editor, bringing more than two decades of experience covering environment, business, climate and policy in Washington, D.C. Previously, she spearheaded a project tracking climate legislation for the nonprofit, nonpartisan journalism organization The Center for Public Integrity. Before that, she spent a decade as a senior writer at U.S. News and World Report magazine, where she wrote the Beyond the Barrel blog and reported on energy. Her profile of Enron, “A Hand in Everything,” appeared six months before the company’s collapse. Before joining U.S. News, she created a beat on federal regulation for The National Law Journal, and led a team of reporters in a series on environmental justice, “Unequal Protection,” winner of the George Polk Award and numerous other honors. Lavelle also has written for The New York Times Sunday Magazine and The Washington Post, and has appeared on CNN, MSNBC and National Public Radio.