Pierce Nahigyan
Pierce Nahigyan is the Editor-in-Chief at Planet Experts. His work has appeared in several publications, including Foreign Policy Journal, The Huffington Post, ABF Journal, USA Armenian Life and SHK Magazine. A graduate of Northwestern University, he holds a B.A. in Sociology and History. Follow him @PierceNahigyan.
If you would like to speak to Pierce to share environmental issues or information, contact him at pnahigyan [at] www.planetexperts.com

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Pierce Nahigyan 6 months ago
When I started writing #smut in 2016, the #Romance genre accounted for 23
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Pierce Nahigyan 6 months ago
Okay, I think I'm ready to give the internet a #hottake. The real difference between #StarTrek and #StarWars is tha… https://t.co/bMNNwsunIV
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Pierce Nahigyan 6 months ago
I believe there's a literary aspect to this, too. My pet theory is that those who lean towards WWII are sci-fi fans… https://t.co/S7h2gj1KBb
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Pierce Nahigyan 6 months ago
Next to the smell, my favorite part of #MichaelGrant's The World of #Rome is that the cover proclaims it, "Profusel… https://t.co/J9Y3PqGCzV
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Pierce Nahigyan 6 months ago
Finishing the book was one of the highlights of my life. A lot has happened since then... But at the time, writing… https://t.co/izxIVFnS2q
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Pierce Nahigyan 1 year ago
RT @nectarseltzer: when one door closes, another one opens. 500 retweets and we'll take care of our mans @jeffhatesthis #QUITTHECLAW https:…
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Pierce Nahigyan 2 years ago
[email protected] Our 15-month-old somehow signed us up for a 1-year @espn subscription. Any way we can get that refunded? I d… https://t.co/dniwA57izd
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Pierce Nahigyan 3 years ago
RT @MikeHudema: Ikea put 1 million #solarpanels on their stores. They built 535 wind turbines. 2 #solar parks. They plan to be climate posi…

J Henry Fair Photographs America’s Drowning Coastline, Talks Trump
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Pierce Nahigyan
I spoke to J Henry Fair on Election Day 2016. He had just overseen a special presentation of his “Industrial Scars” series in Berlin, in which his aerial photographs of...

Solar Power Will Bring Off-Grid Kenyans Satellite TV
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Pierce Nahigyan
Finally, off-grid Kenyans can catch up on Game of Thrones! Azuri Technologies, the UK-based provider of the PayGo Solar home systems that are revolutionizing Africa’s energy economy, has partnered with...

Scott Pruitt an “Unacceptable Choice to Run EPA,” Scientists Warn Trump
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Pierce Nahigyan
On Wednesday, President-elect Donald Trump nominated Scott Pruitt, Attorney General of Oklahoma, to head the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The decision triggered an immediate backlash among the scientific community, prompting...

5 Fast Cheetah Facts for International Cheetah Day
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Pierce Nahigyan
Photo Credit: Jenna Brager, courtesy of the Cheetah Conservation Fund Today is the seventh annual International Cheetah Day! To celebrate that, we here at Planet Experts...

The 5 Best Environmental Stories of November 2016
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Pierce Nahigyan
November was undoubtedly a rough month for the planet, but it’s not all bad. These five stories highlight the actions that nations and companies are taking to make the planet...

The 5 Worst Environmental Stories of November 2016
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Pierce Nahigyan
Every time I sit down to write one of these grim lists I seem to suffer targeted amnesia. I promise myself things weren’t so bad this month. “No, not this...

Nutiva CEO John Roulac on Good Palm Oil vs. Bad Palm Oil
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Pierce Nahigyan
If you don’t know what palm oil is, grab a snack from your cupboard and check the ingredients list on the back. There’s a 50 percent chance you’ll find “palm...

Here’s What You Need to Know About Prop 64 and Legalized Mary Jane
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Pierce Nahigyan
Or, Where to Find Legal Weed in the U.S.A. For half of the voting public, Election 2016 was a major bummer. But though the country remains divided on which political...

OP-ED: Where Is the Place for Me in Donald Trump’s America?
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Pierce Nahigyan
In high school, most of my friends were second- generation Vietnamese-Americans. That was in Irvine, California. My freshman year of college I attended UCI, referred to by the locals as...

The 5 Best Environmental Stories of October 2016
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Pierce Nahigyan
As children across the nation don their costumes and prepare for a night of tricks and treats, the rest of us are grumbling that it’s only Monday. November is practically...

The 5 Worst Environmental Stories of October 2016
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Pierce Nahigyan
Next week America will decide what kind of person they want leading the country for the next four years. How greatly this decision will impact the environment cannot be overstated, and...

UCLA Is Turning Carbon Into Concrete
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Pierce Nahigyan
Where would we be without concrete? Two-thousand years after the Romans conquered the Western World, their monuments are still caressed by the sun. Ageless, they have withstood the rise and...