Press
TELEVISION
CNN “Solutions” Segment, March 2009
CBS Early Show, 2009
USA Today, May 2009
CA Teen Starts Kids vs Global Warming, ABC7 April 2009
Alec Loorz: the Next Al Gore? Tonic.com, August 2009
Youth Taking Action: Kids vs Global Warming Social Entrepreneurship, 2009
Stop Global Warming: Chat with Alec Loorz Change.org, April 2009
Alec Loorz: A Kid on a Mission to Stop Global Warming, June 2009
TIME for Kids, April 2009
Living on Earth segment, May 2009
NYTimes, Andy Revkin blog, January 2009
BLOGS
Eco Hero Alec Loorz Proves Age is No Barrier to Climate Action, Ecohearth, April 2010
Huffington Post coverage of Environmental Youth Conference, Dec 2008
Global Broadcast for Kids coverage of EYC, December 2008
23 Teams Up with Kids
ABC channel 7 “Cool Kid”, May 2008
WorldLink Newspaper, USD, January 2008
Ventura Teen Delivers Global Warming Message, Ventura Star May 2009
Ventura County Star article about SLAP, June 2008
Ventura County Star article featuring Alec as Earth Day hero, April 2008
VC Reporter article about SLAP, June 2008
Scripps Instutution of Oceanography e-zine article, June 2007
Bioneers article from Sacramento, October 2008
Cousteau Kids, the Cousteau Society, September 2008
Green Home and Family, October 2007 & July 2008
Blogs and Newsletters
CA State Assemblyman Pedro Nava
Ventura City Manager Rick Cole
California State Assemblyman, Pedro Nava
I Give You blog
Radio Shows
Kids Speak Out, Living on Earth, NPR G
Awards:
Brower Youth Award, 2009
Mother Jones Magazine, “Hellraisers Award”
Environmental Defense Fund Young Hero Award, 2009
International Young Eco-Hero Award, Action for Nature, 2008
Emerging Leader of Ventura County, VC Leadership Academy, 2008
Earth Charter Award for Youth Activism, 2008
ABC Cool Kid, 2008
Eco-Ambassador Award, The Weather Channel 2008
Eco-Challenge Winner (Olivia Loorz), Cartoon Network 2008
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
TEDx Talk, Santa Barbara, CA April 17, 2010
Panel, Our Planet, Our Problem, UCSB April 9, 2010
Presentation, San Marcos High School, Santa Barbara, CA April 8, 2010
Presentations, Telluride High School, Community, March 24-26, 2010
Keynote, Berkeley CA, March 19, 2010
Golden Gate Institute “Turning the Tides” Action Tank, April 2,3 2009
Panelist WIT Conference, United Nations, NYC, April 16 2009
Museum of Natural History, NY, April 14 2009
SantaLuz Community, San Diego April 21, 2009
Green Schools Alliance, DC, June 28-July 2, 2009
Environmental Hero Award Ceremony, June 14, 2009
PowerShift workshop, February/March 2009
Youth Environmental Conference, (5000 youth in LA) Keynote speaker, December 2008
Bioneers workshop, October 2008
Green Building Expo, April 2008
WorldLink Youth Conference, January 2008
E-extravaganza workshop, September 2008
click to download bio
CONTACT: Billy Connelly, 802-989-7046 for media inquiries
