About Zach, & His Post Archive

Zach is the editor of Cleantechnica.com and Planetsave.com, and is co-editor of Ecolocalizer.com. You can also find his written work on Reuters, Scientific American, EatDrinkBetter.com, and numerous other sites.

Zach currently lives in Wroclaw (Poland), but has also lived in Groningen (the Netherlands), Sarasota & Bradenton (Florida), Chapel Hill & Carrboro (North Carolina), Sunnyvale (California), Ithaca (New York), and Charlottesville (Virginia). He's originally from Sarasota, FL.

Zach has a B.A. in environmental studies and sociology (from New College of Florida, the Honors College of Florida) and a master’s in city and regional planning (from UNC-Chapel Hill, the top university in the nation for his specialization the year he graduated). He has worked as a professional blogger since 2008.

Before moving to Poland, Zach worked as the Executive Director of a non-profit organization promoting sustainable development and clean transportation in Charlottesville, VA; as an urban research consultant; in various government positions (in city planning and environmental education); and in natural foods stores (ranging from small co-op markets to corporate giant Whole Foods Market).

Shocking Ocean & Ocean Animal Facts

August 26, 2011 By Zachary Shahan Leave a Comment

This awesome infographic below, created by a Reusable Shopping Bags, is sure to present you with a handful of shocking ocean facts. In fact, I’ve never seen an infographic with so many amazing facts I wasn’t previously aware of. From the facts about marine animals to those about the ocean as a whole to those about oil and pollution in the ocean, there’s a lot of both fascinating and disturbing stuff here. It doesn’t discuss the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean Garbage Patches, but I guess that’s old news now….

Plastic in Our Oceans, & How to Keep it Out {Infographic}

July 28, 2011 By Zachary Shahan Leave a Comment

Plastic oceans. Sea creatures full of plastic. This is a reality today. Tons and tons of plastic now live in the oceans of the world. There’s a Great Pacific Garbage Patch and a Great Atlantic Garbage Patch and many other garbage patches now. And, sadly, they grow every day, because we continue to produce amounts of plastic that are hard to even comprehend.

Report: Toxins Found in Whales Bad News for Humans

July 21, 2010 By Zachary Shahan 1 Comment

Bad news and bad news for whales these days — endangered baby whales are dying from the BP oil spill and the toxic dispersants used to “clean it up” and the International Whaling Committee has been discussing whether or not to legalize whaling of endangered whale species. Now, a new study finds that sperm whales [...]

Japanese Whalers Making Big Money on Illegal Whale Meat

July 6, 2010 By Zachary Shahan 1 Comment

Japanese whalers kill whales and sell whale meat illegally

The BP oil spill may have killed a baby whale, but there are much bigger problems for endangered whales around the world. Japanese, Norwegian and Icelandic whalers have been whaling unsustainably and illegally for years despite an international moratorium on whaling. Rather than address this problem with stronger laws and enforcement, the International Whaling Commission [...]

Man Swims Across Everest Lake (1Km) for Climate Change Action

June 17, 2010 By Zachary Shahan 1 Comment

There are a lot of ways to try to increase awareness of climate change and action to stop it, but I imagine not many are as noteworthy as this one. A man given the title “human polar bear” recently swam one kilometer across a lake on Mount Everest for this purpose.