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David Owen has been a staff writer for The New Yorker since 1991. Before joining The New Yorker, he was a contributing editor at The Atlantic Monthly, and prior to that, a senior writer at Harper’s and a frequent contributor to Esquire. He is also a contributing editor at Golf Digest, and the author of a dozen books. He lives in northwest Connecticut with his wife, writer Ann Hodgman, and their two children.

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"Happy Earth Day: Ten Tips for Greener Travel"
Los Angeles Times

The Conundrum Review
Bloomberg Businessweek

David Owen Interview
New Hampshire Public Radio

"It's Too Easy Being Green"
The Wall Street Journalr

"Why Energy Efficiency Isn't All It's Cracked Up to Be"
Time

"Book Trailer: Do We Honestly Care About Saving the Earth?"
The New Yorker

Your Prius Won’t Save You: Questions for David Owen, Author of The Conundrum
TXCHNOLOGIST

"Taking a closer look at why architecture matters"
Journal of Commerce

"Author of Book on 'Green' Cities Lauds Cowtown's Downtown Vibe"
Star-Telegram

David Owen Interview
The Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce Newsletter

David Owen Speaks at Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce
Fort Worth Star Telegram

"The Efficiency Dilemma"
The New Yorker

David Owen Speaks at Global Civic Event

"Green writer talks about big city environmentalism"
The Vancouver Courier

"New York is greener than Vancouver"
The Vancouver Sun

David Owen at the Wheeler Centre's Deakins Lectures 2010

"Clean Living"
The Washington Post

"Green Collars"
The New Yorker

"Economy Vs. Environment"
The New Yorker

"Why New York City is Greener Than Vermont"
Time

"Green Metropolis: David Owen's Manifesto of Urbanism"
Solutions

"Going Green: What Cities Can Teach the Country"
NPR

"How Traffic Jams Can Help the Environment"
The Wall Street Journal

"Which is greener: Portland or New York? (guess again)"
The Portland Oregonian

"Traffic Can Be Good, Public Transit Can Be Bad"
Treehugger.com

David Owen's Article Archive
The New Yorker