David Wescott

David Wescott directs the social media team for APCO Worldwide, a global public affairs firm. He served as a legislative aide to U.S. Senator Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA) and worked on energy and economic issues. He also managed a pediatrics department in a public hospital in the mid-nineties. David writes a personal blog called It’s Not a Lecture and a column called “Living Locally, Working Globally” for Business Lexington. He lives in Durham, North Carolina, with his wife, his son, and his chocolate Labrador retriever.

Is the Sky Falling in 2010? Environmental Politics Predictions From the Gang of Four [Podcast]

By David Wescott on January 27, 2010

Earth and Industry Radio’s Gang of Four got together to speculate on what the new year will bring in environmental policy and communications. It isn’t pretty. Sit down, take a deep breath, and listen.

Category: Policy & Economy, Radio | Tags: environment, podcast, politics | 0

Earth & Industry Reactions to Copenhagen Climate Summit (Podcast)

By David Wescott on December 23, 2009

Earth & Industry’s “Gang of Four” — Tim Hurst, Maria Surma Manka, Jeff McIntire-Strasburg and David Wescott — share their thoughts on the UN Climate Change Summit in Copenhagen and discuss where we go from here.

Category: Policy & Economy, Radio | Tags: Climate Change, copenhagen, environment, podcast | 0

Right Wing Concedes Climate Change is Real, Man-Made

By David Wescott on November 13, 2009

The provocative claim that immigrants are disproportionately responsible for climate change shows just how far some fringe groups are willing to go to co-opt popular environmental issues for their own political agendas. Rather than panic, environmentalists should see this as an admission of defeat from climate change skeptics.

Category: Policy & Economy | Tags: Climate Change, global warming, immigration | 0