Nicole Ghio

Nicole Ghio is a Senior Fossil Fuels Program Manager with Friends of the Earth, where she works to keep fossil fuels in the ground by stopping oil and gas extraction on public lands and putting communities first, not corporate profits. She has spent over fifteen years fighting deadly fossil fuel projects across the globe and leading successful campaigns to win environmental protections, support public health, limit finance for fossil fuels, and root out corruption. Nicole has facilitated global strategy meetings, presented at energy summits, documented project abuses, and led activist trainings. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, Washington Post, and NPR. She received her bachelors from the University of California, Los Angeles and masters from the University of Sussex. Nicole is a certified yoga teacher, avid hiker, and bibliophile.