Leigh Paterson
Reporter, Inside EnergyEmail: lpaterson@insideenergy.org; leighpaterson@rmpbs.org
Leigh Paterson was raised in New Jersey, graduated from Lehigh University in Pennsylvania, and then taught English at a culinary high school in France. Leigh then got her Master's in Broadcast Journalism from the S.I Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University, and then moved to Washington D.C. in 2009. After spending two years as a producer at CanadianTV's Washington bureau, Leigh left to freelance. Since then, as a one woman show, she has reported for TV and radio from across the country for BBC News, BBC World Service, PRI's the World, ABC-Univision, Agence France Presse, and CBC News.
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Hillary Clinton’s energy strategy would move the U.S. away from fossil fuels. But one of her closest energy advisers has roots in a top fossil fuel…
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Listen to the full show here. UW Athletics Budget Becomes A Hot Button IssueMany programs on the University of Wyoming campus are facing budget cuts, but…
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The federal government released new standards today aimed at increasing fuel efficiency and reducing carbon emissions from large vehicles like heavy-duty…
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Listen to the full show here. Lesser Known GOP Candidates Hope To Make A Big SplashWhen U.S. Representative Cynthia Lummis announced that she would not…
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Chris Goodwin's pitch opens with the same question every time: “Are you a Colorado voter?”He has been wandering the streets of Boulder, asking that…
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Listen to the full show here. Audio Postcard From The Democratic National ConventionWhen it comes to energy issues, Wyoming's delegates to the Democratic…
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Wind turbines are pretty sleek-looking from a distance, but there’s a lot going on behind those spinning blades.Bryan Boatright, a wind energy technology…