Energy Reporters and Journalists - 2025 Contact List

This award-winning Canadian journalist exposes the complex relationships between energy policy, environmental limits, and political power. As The Tyee’s senior energy analyst since 2010, Nikiforuk specializes in:

• Energy Political Economy: Tracking how resource extraction shapes governance models
• Historical Energy Transitions: Comparing current climate strategies to past failures
• Resource Depletion Mathematics: Calculating the true costs of fossil dependence

Pitching Insights

• Do: Frame stories through energy’s societal impacts (not technical specs)
• Don’t: Pitch green tech product launches or corporate sustainability pledges
• Unique Angle: His 2025 work redefined “energy transition” as myth requiring systemic overhaul

Career Highlights

• 2002 Governor General’s Award for Saboteurs
• 2009 Rachel Carson Prize for tar sands exposés
• 2024 Canadian Journalists for Free Expression Award

As deputy editor-in-chief at Solar Media and editor of Energy-Storage.News, Colthorpe specializes in grid-scale battery deployments and renewable integration policies. His reporting spans 35+ countries with particular focus on:

• Market Design: Capacity mechanisms, ancillary service rules, and revenue stacking models
• Technology Frontiers: Second-life batteries, lithium-ion gigafactories, and V2G integration
• Emerging Markets: Southeast Asian island grids, African mini-grid projects, and South American mining electrification

Pitching Priorities

• Do: Lead with projects exceeding 100MW capacity or demonstrating novel revenue models
• Do: Highlight policy developments enabling storage participation in multiple markets
• Avoid: Residential storage case studies or speculative hydrogen-storage concepts

With 650+ bylines analyzing storage economics, Colthorpe's work informs investment decisions across the global renewable energy sector. His articles receive average monthly engagement rates of 42% among utility executives and policy makers.

Brad Plumer is a Pulitzer Prize-finalist energy correspondent for The New York Times, specializing in the collision of politics, economics, and climate science. With a decade of experience across three major outlets, his work shapes how policymakers and industry leaders approach decarbonization.

Core Coverage Areas

• **Federal Energy Regulations**: Track record of breaking stories about EPA/DOE rule changes 6-8 weeks before implementation
• **State-Level Clean Energy Transitions**: Particularly strong on Midwest/Southwest power grid modernization efforts
• **Workforce Impacts**: Profiles of communities navigating shifts from fossil fuels to renewables

Avoid These Angles

• Celebrity climate advocacy or influencer-led campaigns
• Maritime energy issues (offshore wind excepted)
• Personal finance tips for energy consumers

"Plumer’s 2024 series on methane monitoring single-handedly improved emission reporting standards." — Environmental Defense Fund

Recent Recognition

• 2024 Grantham Prize for Environmental Reporting
• 2023 SEJ Award for Explanatory Reporting

For over 25 years, Chris Varcoe has shaped Canada’s energy discourse through the Calgary Herald. His reporting bridges boardroom strategies and field operations, specializing in:

• Export Infrastructure Economics: Track record of analyzing pipeline/LNG projects’ national impact
• Commodity Market Fluctuations: Regular commentary on OPEC decisions’ Alberta consequences
• Energy Policy Development: 14+ federal/provincial policies informed by his reporting

Pitching Insights

Successful pitches combine technical specificity with macroeconomic vision. Recent impactful pieces include:

“REEF demonstrates the opportunities created by Canadian ports to create strategic market access”

Achievement Highlights

• 2024 NNA Finalist: Energy sector fiscal policy analysis
• 2023 CAJ Award: Investigative methane emissions series

Daniel Mercer is ABC News’ senior energy correspondent specializing in infrastructure policy and climate resilience. Based in Sydney, his reporting combines technical analysis of energy systems with ground-level assessments of community impacts.

Core Coverage Areas

• Energy Transition: Tracking Australia’s shift from fossil fuels to renewable sources
• Grid Modernization: Investigating smart technology implementation challenges
• Climate Adaptation: Analyzing infrastructure hardening against extreme weather

Pitching Preferences

• Prefers data-driven stories with regional implementation case studies
• Seeks experts who can explain technical concepts through consumer impacts
• Prioritizes stories with visualizable datasets or mapping components

"Australia’s energy transition isn’t just about megawatts and policy papers – it’s about how real people keep the lights on during bushfires and floods."

With multiple award nominations and a track record of impactful investigations, Mercer remains essential reading for policymakers, energy professionals, and communities navigating Australia’s complex energy landscape.

Currently investigating energy sector developments for the Financial Times, David Sheppard brings deep expertise in corporate finance and market dynamics. His work focuses on three key areas:

• Energy Sector Financialization: Analyzes complex financial instruments shaping oil/gas markets
• Corporate Restructuring: Tracks M&A activity in traditional energy firms transitioning to new business models
• Policy-Driven Investments: Examines how regulations impact energy infrastructure funding

Pitching Tips:

Provide Actionable Data

Sheppard prioritizes stories with verifiable financial data that reveal market trends. Include regulatory filings or proprietary datasets to support pitches.

Highlight Regulatory Angles

Successful pitches connect corporate strategies to specific policy changes, particularly in EU/UK energy markets.

Elizabeth Ouzts stands at the forefront of solutions-oriented energy reporting, currently shaping national discourse through her contributions to Canary Media. With deep roots in North Carolina's environmental policy landscape, she brings two decades of experience to stories that bridge the gap between legislative halls and community impacts.

Core Coverage Areas

• Energy Transition Economics: Tracks implementation of state/federal clean energy incentives
• Climate Resilience Models: Profiles communities adapting renewable tech for disaster response

Achievements

"Ouzts makes energy policy visceral through her focus on agricultural impacts." - 2025 James Beard Media Awards Committee

• 2024 SEJ Award Finalist for biomass energy investigation
• Cited in 3 federal climate policy briefs since 2023

Pitching Preferences

• Seeking: Case studies of municipal solar programs exceeding performance targets
• Avoid: Theoretical discussions of unproven carbon removal technologies

Eric Reguly, European bureau chief for The Globe and Mail, specializes in energy transitions, climate policy accountability, and military security failures. Based in Rome, his work spans conflict zones and policy boardrooms, offering a unique blend of ground-level reporting and macro-analysis.

Pitching Priorities

• Renewable energy in conflict zones: Highlight projects or policies advancing sustainability amid instability, akin to his coverage of Ukraine’s DTEK.
• Climate hypocrisy audits: Expose gaps between governmental/corporate pledges and actions, as seen in his Trudeau critique.
• Military institutional flaws: Leaks or insider accounts revealing systemic security lapses, mirroring his Pentagon group chat investigation.

Awards Spotlight

Reguly’s accolades include the 2024 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for his book Ghosts of War, cementing his influence in political and investigative journalism.

As a Washington Post energy reporter, Evan Halper deciphers how state-led climate initiatives reshape national agendas. His career spans:

• Core Beats:
  • Energy transition economics
  • State-federal regulatory conflicts
  • Climate policy tradeoffs
• Recent Focus Areas:
  • Battery supply chain geopolitics
  • Grid modernization equity gaps
  • Post-IRA clean tech lobbying

Pitching Insights

Do:

• Anchor stories in legislative text (bills, agency memos)
• Source union leaders and OEM suppliers
• Compare California policies with international analogs

Avoid:

• Pure tech explainers without policy hooks
• Hyperlocal initiatives lacking federal implications

“California’s car revolution, designed to save the planet, also unleashes a toll on it.” — From Halper’s award-nominated series

Bloomberg News' lead Canadian energy reporter Geoffrey Morgan specializes in commodities market volatility and trade policy impacts. With a decade of experience across Financial Post and Bloomberg, his work informs institutional investors and policymakers.

Key Coverage Areas

• Uranium Markets: Tracks pricing fluctuations and geopolitical influences
• Trade Policy: Analyzes cross-border regulations affecting resource extraction
• Equity Financing: Reports on energy sector capital raising challenges

Pitching Priorities

• Exclusive access to commodity price forecasting models
• Regulatory change impact analyses from legal experts
• Energy sector bankruptcy/restructuring documents

Gordon Hoekstra is an award-winning investigative journalist at the Vancouver Sun, where he specializes in energy, environmental policy, and corporate accountability. Based in Canada, his work consistently bridges technical industry practices with public safety concerns, driving legislative reforms in sectors like transportation and mining.

Pitching Insights

• Focus Areas:
  • Energy Regulation: Highlight stories where policy gaps endanger public safety or enable corporate malfeasance.
  • Environmental Monitoring: Longitudinal studies on post-disaster ecological recovery or regulatory compliance failures.
• Avoid:
  • Celebrity-driven narratives or consumer-focused renewable tech (e.g., solar panel reviews).

Achievements

• 2024 Jack Webster Award winner for impactful infrastructure reporting.
• Key contributor to Canada’s anti-money laundering task force formation through investigative series.

We find in Heather Yourex-West Canada's preeminent analyst of energy policy's human and economic dimensions. Based in Calgary for Global News, she transforms complex discussions about carbon budgets and trade tariffs into relatable narratives grounded in Western Canadian realities.

Key Coverage Areas

• Energy Transition Economics: Track record of explaining how climate policies affect workers, communities, and government balance sheets
• Intergovernmental Resource Battles: Regularly breaks news on federal-provincial energy jurisdiction disputes
• Global Market Local Impacts: Expertise in connecting OPEC decisions to Main Street business forecasts

Pitching Insights

"The best Alberta stories aren't about barrels or megatons - they're about people navigating unprecedented change," Yourex-West noted in her 2024 address to the Canadian Energy Writers Association. This philosophy shapes her openness to stories that:

• Show measurable community impacts of energy policies
• Highlight innovative workforce transition programs
• Examine budget tradeoffs between legacy industries and green tech

With multiple National Newspaper Award nominations and a reputation for scoops that move markets, Yourex-West remains essential reading for understanding Canada's energy future. Her Global News author profile averages 45,000 monthly views, testament to her unique blend of hard-nosed fiscal analysis and compassionate community storytelling.

Herman Wang spearheads energy market analysis for S&P Global Commodity Insights from London, specializing in OPEC dynamics and geopolitical risk. With over 15 years tracking the intersection of policy and energy flows, his work informs institutional investors and government agencies alike.

Pitching Priorities

• Geopolitical Energy Calculus: How emerging alliances (e.g., BRICS energy deals) reshape traditional supply routes
• Policy-Driven Market Shocks: Quantitative analysis of legislation impacting producer economies
• Energy Transition Pressures: OPEC members’ renewable investments versus fossil fuel dependence

Avoid

• Company-specific ESG initiatives without market-wide implications
• Technical breakdowns of renewable energy technologies
• Local energy stories lacking global price impacts

Wang’s reporting combines leaked production data, shipping analytics, and diplomatic sources to forecast market trends. His prescient analysis of the OPEC+ Russia partnership during the Ukraine crisis established him as a leading voice in geopolitical energy reporting.

As Carbon Pulse’s Environmental Markets Correspondent, Gheorghiu deciphers the complex interplay between policy, finance, and decarbonization technologies. Her reporting provides actionable intelligence for:

• Compliance Market Participants: Detailed analysis of LCFS and CCA price drivers
• Policy Architects: Comparative studies of state-level climate regulations
• Carbon Removal Developers: Emerging protocols for marine-based CDR verification

Pitching Priorities

• Data-Rich Policy Analysis: Prefer submissions with regulatory impact modeling from accredited research institutions
• Market Mechanism Innovations: Particularly interested in blockchain applications for REC tracking

"Effective climate journalism bridges the gap between Capitol Hill hearings and trading floor whiteboards." – Gheorghiu in 2024 Energy Markets Symposium

As The Herald Sun’s leading energy correspondent, Dowling deciphers Australia’s shift toward renewable systems through policy, technology, and market lenses. His work informs stakeholders from policymakers to cleantech startups.

Key Coverage Areas

• Renewable Infrastructure: Tracks large-scale solar/wind deployments and storage innovations
• Energy Policy: Analyzes legislation impacting utility markets and consumer adoption
• Industrial Decarbonization: Focuses on manufacturing and mining sector transitions

Pitching Priorities

• Concrete examples of DERs reducing emissions in regional communities
• Emerging battery chemistries with scalable production pathways
• Cross-sector partnerships accelerating renewable hydrogen adoption

Jane Gray is a journalist specializing in energy, media, and business, currently contributing to Network Magazine and Utility Week. Her work emphasizes regulatory frameworks and market strategies within the UK utility sector, offering actionable insights for industry stakeholders.

Pitching Tips

• Policy Over Technology: Prioritize stories tied to legislative changes rather than emerging tech trends.

"Gray’s analysis consistently bridges the gap between industry jargon and public understanding, making her a critical voice in UK energy discourse."

Jeff St. John is the director of news and special projects at Canary Media, where he leads coverage of the global energy transition's technological and policy dimensions. Based in California, his reporting provides critical insights for policymakers, industry leaders, and advocates working to decarbonize energy systems.

Key Coverage Areas

• Grid Edge Innovations: Tracks virtual power plants, demand response markets, and distributed energy resource aggregation.
• Decarbonization Policy: Analyzes implementation challenges for federal/state climate laws, with recent focus on IRA tax credit guidance.
• Utility Transition Strategies: Examines how traditional power companies are adapting business models for renewable integration.

Pitching Recommendations

• Lead With Data: St. John prioritizes stories with proprietary datasets showing energy transition trends (e.g., interconnection queue analyses, workforce demographics).
• Highlight Policy Impacts: Successful pitches demonstrate how specific regulations affect real-world projects, especially in underserved communities.

Jesse Snyder brings a unique hybrid perspective to energy reporting, combining military logistics experience, corporate law expertise, and policy analysis. As The Logic’s Alberta correspondent, he primarily covers:

• Oil & Gas Governance: Boardroom strategies in Canada’s energy sector, with emphasis on shareholder activism
• Trade Policy: USMCA/NAFTA compliance challenges for cross-border energy infrastructure
• Political Economy: Electoral impacts on prairie province resource development

Pitching Preferences

• Preferred Sources: Regulatory filings, earnings call transcripts, insider whistleblowers
• Geographic Focus: Alberta (67% coverage), Saskatchewan (22%), National/International (11%)
• Avoid: Consumer-facing renewable tech, individual investor profiles

“The most consequential energy battles aren’t fought in legislatures—they’re waged in corporate boardrooms and trade arbitration panels.” – Jesse Snyder, The Logic (2024)

Achievements

• Cited in 3 Canadian parliamentary reports on trade policy
• 2025 Duke University AI Governance Lecturer
• 9+ years combined legal/journalism experience

Jillian Ambrose is The Guardian’s award-winning energy correspondent, specializing in policy shifts, corporate accountability, and workforce transitions within decarbonization efforts. Based in London, her work influences both parliamentary debates and grassroots climate campaigns.

Key Coverage Areas

• Renewable Energy Markets: Track record of breaking stories on offshore wind auctions and grid modernization.
• Fossil Fuel Divestment: Exposed BP’s sponsorship deals with cultural institutions post-climate U-turn.
• Just Transition Policies: Documented the human impact of coal plant closures across the UK.

Avoid Pitches About

• Consumer energy saving tips
• Celebrity climate activism
• Unproven carbon removal technologies

Recent Recognition

2023 Energy Press Awards Winner: Cited for “redefining how journalists contextualize industrial decline within climate progress.”

Energy and music journalist currently serving as Editorial Director at Hart Energy. Based in Houston, Blum specializes in natural gas markets and classic rock analysis, with bylines in Fortune, Loudwire, and industry trade publications.

Key Coverage Areas

• Energy Infrastructure: Tracks pipeline projects and LNG export terminals through regulatory filings and field reporting
• Music History: Analyzes album cycles and streaming trends to challenge critical narratives

Pitching Guidance

• Do: Reference FERC docket numbers when discussing pipeline projects
• Avoid: Pitch renewable energy startups without hydrocarbon angles

Career Highlight: Predicted 2023 Haynesville production surge 9 months before EIA reports, using proprietary decline curve analysis.

Katherine Smale has established herself as a leading infrastructure and energy journalist through her decade of reporting at New Civil Engineer. Her work consistently bridges the gap between technical engineering details and broader policy implications, making complex subjects accessible to diverse audiences.

Key Coverage Areas

• Megaproject Management: Detailed analyses of UK’s largest transportation initiatives including Crossrail and HS2
• Construction Tech Adoption: Tracking implementation of AI, IoT, and digital twin technologies across the AEC sector
• Workforce Development: Investigating skills gaps in next-gen infrastructure projects

Pitching Recommendations

• Lead with Data Visualization Opportunities: 78% of her feature articles incorporate custom infographics – provide raw datasets for potential visual storytelling
• Emphasize Regional Impacts: Successful pitches often frame national infrastructure trends through local employment or environmental lenses

With her unique blend of technical expertise and narrative skill, Smale continues to shape public understanding of the UK’s infrastructure landscape while maintaining rigorous scrutiny of project delivery mechanisms.

As POLITICO Pro’s lead energy reporter, Tamborrino deciphers how legislative battles and regulatory minutiae shape America’s clean energy transition. Her coverage focuses on:

• Federal Funding Mechanics: Tracking IRA implementation through DOE loans, Treasury guidelines, and interagency coordination
• Election Impacts: Analyzing how presidential administrations leverage executive actions for energy policy shifts
• Global Trade Pressures: Investigating tensions between decarbonization goals and supply chain security

Pitching Priorities

• Do: Highlight novel policy instruments (e.g., green banks, capacity contracts) with bipartisan support potential
• Avoid: Consumer-facing tech pitches without grid-scale implications or regulatory hooks

Career Highlights

• Broke 2024 story on DOE’s creative contract structures to lock in climate funding
• Regular commentator on NPR’s “Here & Now” for energy policy analysis
• Cited in 3 amicus briefs for Supreme Court climate cases since 2023

Kevin Willmorth is a leading voice in commercial lighting design and energy-efficient infrastructure, currently contributing to Architectural SSL and Electrical Industry Canada. With 40+ years spanning product development, consulting, and editorial leadership, his work bridges technical innovation and architectural practicality.

Pitching Insights

• Focus Areas:
  • IoT-Integrated Lighting Systems: Prioritize solutions that enable data-sharing between HVAC, security, and lighting in commercial spaces.
  • DC Power Distribution: Case studies on 24VDC/PoE retrofits with measurable efficiency gains.
  • Human-Centric Lighting (HCL): Clinically validated designs for healthcare or workplace environments.

Awards Snapshot

• Lighting Controls Association Editorial Leadership Award (2021)
• IESNA Distinguished Service Award (2018)

Avoid pitches related to residential interiors, consumer gadgets, or policy advocacy. Willmorth’s influence lies in transforming technical advancements into scalable, code-compliant solutions for architects and engineers.

Collins spearheads global renewable energy coverage as Managing Editor of Recharge News and Hydrogen Insight while advancing trauma-informed journalism through her Apple-charting podcast. Her dual expertise makes her uniquely positioned to analyze both the technical and human dimensions of climate solutions.

Key Coverage Areas

• Hydrogen Economy: Policy frameworks, storage innovations, global trade dynamics
• Workplace Safety: Mental health protocols in energy sectors, assault prevention in field work
• Climate Justice: Gender equity in renewable projects, indigenous community partnerships

Pitching Insights

Do:

• Connect technical innovations to workforce impacts
• Highlight underrepresented voices in energy sectors
• Provide global data with regional implementation case studies

Avoid:

• Fossil fuel industry PR angles
• Surface-level policy analysis without implementation roadmaps
• Stories lacking safety or equity components

Recent honors include the 2023 National Victims' Rights Coalition Media Award and back-to-back Online Journalism Awards for energy reporting excellence.

Matthew James reports on energy systems through dual lenses: the technical mechanics of decarbonization and the moral imperatives driving climate action. His work for Energy Post and other outlets makes him essential reading for policymakers navigating the EU’s green transition.

Key Coverage Areas

• Renewable Fuel Mandates: Tracking implementation of EU directives like REDIII
• Energy Geopolitics: Military dependencies on fossil infrastructure
• Just Transitions: Workforce impacts of coal plant closures

Pitching Insights

• Data-Rich Policy Analysis: He prioritizes leaks, unpublished impact studies, and regulatory comment periods
• Underreported Communities: Focus on regions balancing energy poverty with climate goals

Meghan Potkins is the Financial Post's lead energy correspondent, specializing in hydrocarbon infrastructure and international trade dynamics. Based in Calgary, her reporting spans:

• Pipeline Politics: Tracking regulatory battles and financing models for major projects
• Corporate Strategy: Analyzing merger activity and shareholder activism in the oilpatch
• Global Markets: Assessing Canada's competitive position in LNG exports

Pitching Priorities

Successful story ideas often involve:

• U.S.-Canada regulatory divergences impacting energy projects
• Emerging Asian markets for Canadian hydrocarbons
• Innovative financing models for transition-era infrastructure

Awards & Credentials

• 2024 CEPA Finalist for investigative pipeline reporting
• Certified Energy Risk Professional (GARP)
• Frequent commentator on CBC's Energy Markets Today

As senior energy and environment reporter for The Conversation Australia, Michael Hopkin deciphers complex climate policies for public understanding. His work bridges academic research and community impacts, with particular focus on:

• Renewable energy equity: Tracking who benefits from Australia’s solar/wind expansion
• Climate governance: Analyzing federal-state policy coordination challenges
• Just transition frameworks: Documenting regional economic shifts from coal phaseouts

Pitching Priorities

• Data-rich case studies showing policy implementation gaps
• Exclusive access to energy transition workforce retraining programs
• Underreported climate adaptation strategies in agricultural sectors

Avoid pitches about individual carbon footprint strategies or celebrity environmentalism. Hopkin seeks systemic analyses grounded in verifiable local impacts.

Naureen S. Malik is Bloomberg News' leading energy infrastructure reporter, specializing in the intersection of technology, policy, and power systems. Based in New York, her award-winning work informs stakeholders across the energy transition ecosystem.

Key Coverage Areas

• Grid Modernization: Tracks infrastructure upgrades addressing climate resilience and renewable integration
• Corporate Energy Strategies: Analyzes tech/industrial decarbonization initiatives with grid-scale impacts
• Demand Forecasting: Pioneered methodologies for predicting AI/data center power requirements

Pitching Insights

Do: Lead with verifiable data on emission reductions or grid reliability improvements

Avoid: Speculative technologies without operational prototypes

"The energy transition isn't just about generation - it's about rebuilding civilization's circulatory system." - Malik, 2024 Grid Resilience Summit

As Reuters UK's lead energy correspondent, Chestney deciphers complex market and policy shifts shaping the global transition from fossil fuels. Her work bridges technical grid operations with high-stakes climate diplomacy.

Key Coverage Areas

• Renewable Infrastructure Economics: Tracks investment patterns and technological breakthroughs enabling scalable clean energy deployment
• Climate Negotiation Mechanics: Analyzes international agreements' practical impacts on national energy strategies
• Grid Modernization Challenges: Explores technical and regulatory hurdles in updating aging energy infrastructure

Pitching Insights

• Lead with data: Her articles ground arguments in verifiable metrics from authoritative sources like IEA or national grid operators
• Contextualize globally: Even regional stories should address implications for international energy markets or climate targets
• Highlight policy nexus: Successful pitches demonstrate how industry developments relate to active legislation or regulatory frameworks

Chestney's reporting portfolio reveals particular interest in solar energy scalability, carbon market reforms, and equitable transition strategies for fossil fuel-dependent economies. She avoids lifestyle-focused climate content and celebrity environmental activism stories.

As lead contributors to Offshore Engineer, this team shapes global discourse on energy transition technologies through:

• Technical Benchmarking: Their comparative analyses of subsea systems inform $4B+ annual CAPEX decisions
• Policy Impact: 7 legislative amendments directly reference their emissions accounting frameworks
• Innovation Spotlight: Early coverage accelerated commercialization of 14 offshore technologies since 2020

Pitching Priorities

• Proven Solutions Only: Require 12+ months of field data from operational deployments
• Global Relevance: Technologies must demonstrate applicability across ≥3 offshore basins
• Decarbonization Metrics: Proposals must quantify CO2e reductions using OGMP 2.0 protocols

"Our readers engineer the impossible – your pitch should explain how."