Trish Riley
Trish Riley
| Hometown: | , |
| Interests: | America's Future Now, Health Care for All, Making Sense, New Energy, An Economy for All, Progressive Vision, Environment, green business, sustainability |
| Honors: | 1 |
Trish's Bio
Job Title:
Environmental journalist/author/publisher
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Favorite Quote:
"If you can imagine it, you can achieve it. If you can dream it, you can become it."
William Arthur Ward
Trish Riley is an award winning investigative reporter who has specialized in environmental journalism for 17 years. She is the author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Greening Your Business (with Heather Gadonniex, Alpha Books/Penguin 2009), The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Green Living (Alpha Books/Penguin 2007), Palm Beach, Miami and the Florida Keys: A Great Destination (Countryman Press/W.W. Norton 2005 and 2009) and The Explorer's Guide to South Florida (with Sandra Friend, Countryman Press/W.W. Norton 2009). Her work has been published in major newspapers, national and international magazines and custom publications, including Hemispheres, E/The Environmental Magazine, Audubon, Natural Home, Natural Health, Subaru Drive, Sam's Club Source, Publix Greenwise, and many others. She is a board member of the American Society of Journalists and Authors, for which she co-chaired the annual national conference in 2006 and 2007, and a member of the Society of Environmental Journalists. As the owner of a small sustainable business, Trish is also a business member of Green America, a non-profit organization that supports sustainable businesses.
Trish is founder of www.gogreennation.org, a website designed to help promote green jobs, green businesses, and green innovations in her home community and beyond. She is also the founder of www.GoGreenGift.com, an eco-starter kit to help people learn WHY and HOW to GoGreen.
Trish, her books and GoGreenGift have been featured in The Washington Post, The National Geographic Green Guide, Cooking with Paula Deen, E/The Environmental Magazine, The Miami Herald, and many other publications. Trish has been invited to speak about green topics in Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, New York City, Washington DC, Little Rock, Miami, and several other cities:
Co-Op America Green Business Conference, San Francisco, Nov. 2008
InterContinental Hotels Green Meeting Planners Showcase, Washington DC, Nov. 2008; Los Angeles and San Diego, May 2008
Green Apple Music Festival, Miami, April 2008
Heart of a Chef Conference, Miami, April 2008
University of Florida Sustainability Panel, July 2008
Society of American Travel Writers Conference, Little Rock, May 2008
American Society of Journalists and Authors Conference, New York City, April 2008
Live Blogging Partner, Green Cities Florida Conference, Orlando, May 20-21, 2009; book signing and open panel leader on Building Green Communities
Panelist and launch party for The Complete Idiot's Guide to Greening Your Business (with Heather Gadonniex, Alpha Books 2009): Green Trends, Florida Green Building Coalition, June 10-12, St. Petersburg, FL
