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By Nancy Broe

The second installment of this three-part series “What Drives Energy Journalists?”continues with thoughts of prominent journalists covering the utility and energy markets on what drove their interest in these areas.

"I wanted to know more about what motivates today’s energy journalists, so I sent out a simple query: “Which came first for you -- energy or journalism? What motivated/motivates you to write about energy?” Their responses, in their own words, continue.

For me, journalism came well before energy. I covered the tech industry for about 15 years before I started to transition into energy. My initial motivation into energy and green technologies was mostly concern over the environment. But energy touches so many other areas--business, politics, technology, climate--and it's a topic that affects people on a personal level, too. So energy makes for a good story, one that I hope continues to be as dynamic as it is today."

-- Martin LaMonica, Senior Writer, CNET Green Tech blog