Kendra Pierre-Louis is a freelance writer currently splitting her time between New York City and Boston. Her writing focuses on the relationship between humans and our environment. Kendra is the author of "Green Washed: Why We Can't Buy Our Way to a Green Planet" and her writing has appeared in Newsweek, In These Times, Modern Farmer and Slate. She can usually be found on an airplane or achieving dramatic feats like living in France without eating butter.