Chris Mooney (journalist)
Christopher Cole Mooney (born September 20, 1977) is an American journalist and author of four books including The Republican War on Science (2005). Mooney's writing focuses on subjects such as climate change denialism and creationism in public schools, and he has been described as "one of the few journalists in the country who specialize in the now dangerous intersection of science and politics."[1] In 2020 he was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for a series of articles on global warming published in The Washington Post.[2]
Chris Mooney
Christopher Cole Mooney
September 20, 1977
Mesa, Arizona, U.S.
Early life and education[edit]
Mooney was born in Mesa, Arizona, and grew up in New Orleans, Louisiana.[3][4] Both of his parents were college English professors. He attended Isidore Newman School before entering Yale University, where he graduated with a B.A. in English in 1999. His interest in the natural sciences was strongly influenced by his grandfather Gerald A. Cole, a professor at Arizona State University and author of Textbook of Limnology, a noted book in the field.[5] Mooney is the oldest of three siblings.