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Vanessa Vadim is an environmental activist, and a syndicated columnist with the Mother Nature Network (MNN.com). Her widely reprinted column, “Ask Vanessa,” tackles everything from environmental impact of food production to head lice to disposing of pharmaceuticals to the energy grid and relative merits of a Carbon Tax. She also does weekly environmental radio spots in her hometown of Atlanta, reaching over 800,000 listeners. She is an engaging speaker, and regularly called upon to address issues ranging from biofuels to the economic potentials of a Green New Deal. Her company, V2 Synergy, provides environmental consulting, and designs edible landscapes and sustainable gardens.

In addition, Vadim is an artist and award-winning filmmaker, and currently serves as a Producer-in-Residence at Georgia State University. She graduated with honors from Brown University, and attended the MA program in English and Creative Writing at NYU, as well as NYU's MFA program in Film and Television. Vadim left NYU to co-found MayDay Media, a not-for-profit documentary production company. Follow Vadim on Twitter @AskVanessa.

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