Press
For interviews or media requests, please contact genea@yert.com. Get an online press packet here: YERTPressPack.zip
Published Mentions of YERT
- 4/21/08 -
Voice of America features YERT (text) (audio) - "VOA's Rosanne Skirble caught up with the team... at the National Mall in Washington." - 3/8/08 -
YERT appears on The Weather Channel's "Forecast Earth" show! - YERT shows up right after the Climate Quiz, about 40 seconds in. - 1/12/08 - YERT mentioned in The Tiny Green House blog - "Sustainable Asheville and tinygreenhouse.org present: YERT! --Your Environmental Road Trip!"
- 1/2/08 - YERT mentioned in Sean MacInnes' blog - "...the YERT crew will be staying with my family for a few days as they pass through Nashville, TN."
- 12/12/07 - Within Reach meets YERT at GreenFest 2007 - "Within Reach, a sustainability journey, met up with another eco-journey film, called YERT."
- 11/28/07 -
San Francisco Chronicle writes a full article about YERT! - "3 friends on the road, urging America to jump on green bandwagon" - 11/6/07 - YERT mentioned in newsletter for Iowa State University's Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture - "...check out this six-minute clip featuring Rob Anex, associate professor of ISU Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, and Keith Kutz of the Iowa Energy Center."
- 11/2/07 - YERT mentioned in Ethicurean blog - "...a highly entertaining detour into Iowa’s maze of maize."
- 10/30/07 - YERT in Iowa State University's News Service - "...Anex told them about the beauty of perennial grasses as an alternative to ethanol from corn grain."
- 10/28/07 - YERT in Random Roger's blog - "...a threesome doing something very interesting."
- 10/26/07 - YERT featured in Earth2Tech.com - "A bit like a green de Tocquevilles, or perhaps a video-enhanced 'Environmentalism in America.'"
- 10/1/07 - YERT featured on PSFK blog - "...we’re anxious to keep up with series and find out what some of the more unsuspecting states have to offer..."
- 9/29/07 - YERT's Vermont video is featured on TreeHugger.com - "...a green economy is seeded in Vermont. That's it, we're moving. Who wants to ride shotgun?"
- 9/6/07 - YERT in WCFCourier newspaper near Waterloo, IA - "Each state in America is saving the planet in its own, unique way."
- 8/23/07 - YERT mentioned by fellow filmmaker Mara Ahmed - "it was late at night and painfully cold. i was telling them how i’m allergic to hummers."
- 8/6/07 - YERT interviewed by The Lazy Environmentalist on Sirius Satellite Radio - "...a year long eco-expedition through all 50 United States."
- 7/26/07 - YERT featured in Jamestown Press, RI - "Their journey brought them to Jamestown last week to visit the Dutra Farm and the Watson Farm."
- 7/23/07 - Allegheny Front radio piece about YERT - " Chucking it all and going off to save the planet isn't practical for most people."
- 6/29/07 - YERT Launch Party mentioned in IHeartPGH - "...I can only imagine that there are great stories all over this country. That is why I envy this project."
- 6/28/06 - YERT interviewed by The Lazy Environmentalist on Sirius Satellite Radio - Our first live interview with Josh Dorfman
- 5/6/07 - Mark interviewed on The Falcon and the Dove podcast - "...an environmental road trip ... to learn what individual states are doing for the environment..."
- 4/14/07-4/15/07 - YERT video shown at EarthDance Film Festival in Berkeley, CA
- 4/19/07 - YERT awarded 2nd prize for "Bear Necessities" video on TreeHugger "Convenient Truths" contest - "...collecting snow to send to the North Pole may not be the most effective way to help polar bears..."
- 2/13/07 - Bonnie at Ethicurean.com introduces their readers to YERT! - "...a helluva plan for a road trip — a year-long “eco-expedition” covering all 50 United States."
- 1/10/07 - First online mention of YERT, by the awesome EdgyMama - "Mark showed up on our doorstep yesterday afternoon with a hi-def video camera and a lot of verve."