Geoff Dembicki is a Canadian climate journalist and author. He wrote the 2017 book Are We Screwed and the 2022 book The Petroleum Papers.

Geoff Dembicki
NationalityCanadian
Alma materCarleton University
OccupationJournalist
EmployerThe Tyee
Known forThe Petroleum Papers (2022 book)

Early life and education

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Dembicki is from Alberta.[1] He obtained his bachelor’s degree in journalism from Carleton University in 2008.[2]

Career

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Dembicki started his career as climate journalist,[1] in 2009, joining The Tyee as an intern,[3] starting employment there in 2010.[2] His work has been published in Vice News, Rolling Stone, The New York Times,[4] Foreign Policy, The Guardian, Penthouse, The Walrus and The Toronto Star.[2] His Foreign Policy piece The Convenient Disappearance of Climate Change Denial in China Energy won the Energy of Words Media Contest in 2018.[5]

He is the author of two books on climate change: Are We Screwed?[6] and The Petroleum Papers (2022).[7] Are We Screwed? won the Santa Monica Public Library Green Prize for Sustainable Literature in 2018,[8][1] and the Dave Greber Freelance Writers Book Award for Social Justice Writing in 2017.[2] The Petroleum Papers was shortlisted for the Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction.[1]

Books

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Personal life

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Dembicki is based in Brooklyn,[5] New York.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Everything you need to know about the 5 Canadian books shortlisted for $60K Weston Prize for nonfiction". CBC. 1 Nov 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d "Dave Greber Freelance Writers Award, a Canadian writing contest with emphasis on social justice issues". greberwritingaward.typepad.com. Retrieved 2022-12-18.
  3. ^ "Some Novel Ideas for Your Holiday Giving". The Tyee. 2022-12-08. Retrieved 2022-12-18.
  4. ^ Dembicki, Geoff (2022-07-18). "Alberta's Energy 'War Room' Hires a New Fighter". The Tyee. Retrieved 2022-12-18.
  5. ^ a b "Geoff Dembicki | Writers' Trust of Canada". Geoff Dembicki | Writers' Trust of Canada. Retrieved 2022-12-18.
  6. ^ van Koeverden, Jane (29 Aug 2017). "Are We Screwed? Geoff Dembicki brings a millennial perspective to climate change". CBC.
  7. ^ "Review | A dark tale of money corrupting politics — and destroying the climate". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2022-12-18.
  8. ^ "Santa Monica Public Library - Green Prize". smpl.org. Retrieved 2022-12-18.
  9. ^ "The Tyee Is 15 Years Old, So Let's Hit Rewind". The Tyee. 2018-11-23. Retrieved 2022-12-18.


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