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Russell Gold (born 1971) is an author and journalist for '' Texas Monthly''. He was previously an investigative reporter for '' The Wall Street Journal'' and the ''
The Boom
' ( Simon & Schuster, 2014): In ''The Boom'', Russell Gold examines the issue of fracking through interviews with memorable and colorful characters: a green-minded Texas oilman who created the first modern frack; an Oklahoman natural gas empire–builder who gave the world an enormous new supply of energy but was brought down by his own success; and many others. Russell not only details the history of fracking, but also underscores how the controversial procedure is changing the way we use energy.
Superpower: One Man's Quest to Transform American Energy
', ( Simon & Schuster, 2019).
Russell Gold (born 1971) is an author and journalist for '' Texas Monthly''. He was previously an investigative reporter for '' The Wall Street Journal'' and the ''San Antonio Express-News
The ''San Antonio Express-News'' is a daily newspaper in San Antonio, Texas. It is owned by the Hearst Corporation and has offices in San Antonio and Austin, Texas. The ''Express-News'' is the third largest newspaper in the state of Texas, with ...
'' and suburban correspondent for '' The Philadelphia Inquirer''.
He is best known for his energy reporting on the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and the cause of the Camp Fire (2018). He is a two-time Pulitzer Prize
The Pulitzer Prize () is an award for achievements in newspaper, magazine, online journalism, literature, and musical composition within the United States. It was established in 1917 by provisions in the will of Joseph Pulitzer, who had made h ...
finalist and a two-time winner of a Gerald Loeb Award for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism for Large Newspapers.
In 2019, he was part of a Wall Street Journal team whose reporting on Pacific Gas and Electric Company
The Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is an American investor-owned utility (IOU). The company is headquartered in the Pacific Gas & Electric Building, in San Francisco, California. PG&E provides natural gas and electricity to 5.2 milli ...
and the cause of the Camp Fire (2018) was a Pulitzer Prize
The Pulitzer Prize () is an award for achievements in newspaper, magazine, online journalism, literature, and musical composition within the United States. It was established in 1917 by provisions in the will of Joseph Pulitzer, who had made h ...
finalist in 2020. The reporting was also awarded the Thomas L. Stokes Award for Best Energy and Environment Writing from the National Press Foundation, and a Geral Loeb Award for Beat Reporting.
He received the International Association for Energy Economics Award for Excellence in Written Journalism in 2016.
Gold graduated from Columbia University in 1993 with a degree in history. He is the author of ''The Boom'', a book that explores the history of Fracking, and "Superpower" about renewable energy
Renewable energy is energy that is collected from renewable resources that are naturally replenished on a human timescale. It includes sources such as sunlight, wind, the movement of water, and geothermal heat. Although most renewable energy ...
and Michael Peter Skelly
Michael Peter Skelly (born October 19, 1961) is a Houston renewable energy and infrastructure developer and entrepreneur. He is the former Democratic candidate for Texas's 7th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives. From 1 ...
.
Bibliography
The Boom
' ( Simon & Schuster, 2014): In ''The Boom'', Russell Gold examines the issue of fracking through interviews with memorable and colorful characters: a green-minded Texas oilman who created the first modern frack; an Oklahoman natural gas empire–builder who gave the world an enormous new supply of energy but was brought down by his own success; and many others. Russell not only details the history of fracking, but also underscores how the controversial procedure is changing the way we use energy.
Superpower: One Man's Quest to Transform American Energy
', ( Simon & Schuster, 2019).
Awards
* 2020: Thomas L. Stokes Award for Best Energy and Environment Writing from the National Press Foundation * 2020: Gerald Loeb Award for Beat Reporting * 2022:Peabody Award
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as a writer of the documentary The Power of Big Oil.
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Living people The Wall Street Journal people 1971 births Gerald Loeb Award winners for Deadline and Beat Reporting Gerald Loeb Award winners for Large Newspapers Columbia College (New York) alumni {{US-journalist-1970s-stub