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Gender	Male
Industry	Publishing
Occupation	freelance environmental journalist
Location	Eugene, Oregon, United States
Introduction	Ephraim Payne is a writer and editor dedicated to producing compelling and insightful environmental and community journalism backed by thorough research and well-crafted storytelling. He specializes in environmental policy and management, alternative energy, green living and sustainable forestry and fisheries. Ephraim writes freelance stories for print and online media and is also available for photographic and audio assignments. He has written about a wide range of issues including: wind power development, toxics reduction and the legacy of nuclear pollution, the Stewardship Forestry movement, fire as a potentially sustainable landscaping tool, organic and biodynamic growing practices and the corporatization of organics standards. Before launching his freelance career, Ephraim edited the West Lane News, a weekly newspaper in the Willamette Valley. He has published in the Oregonian, the Eugene Weekly and the Tri-County News, as well as the Oregon Insider and the Natural Choice Directory.
Interests	environmentalism, community forestry, sustainable living, urban homesteading, alternative transportation, green energy, hiking, flyfishing, hunting