Andrew Simon.

Chantal AndreaAndrew Simon.

When you donate to Grist, you aren’t just supporting our high-quality coverage of things like bike news, carbon-intensive habits to kick, and cute animal videos that will stop your morale from going down the tube — you’re helping us create a new generation of eco-heroes.

As the director of Grist’s new fellowship program, I’ll be providing guidance to budding young writers and editors, helping them find their voice as storytellers. Our program will churn out environmental journalists dedicated to sounding the alarm on planetary issues whenever and wherever they can. That’s especially important now, with Big Media slashing climate and environmental coverage all the time — even as the need for information grows more urgent.

Don’t let green journalists go the way of the dodo. We’re shooting for 2,500 donations by Dec. 17. Help fund our journalism-conservation efforts and support Grist with a gift today.