As environmental ideas have entered the zeigeist, mostly thanks to global warming–and still mostly focused on that issue–plenty of technology companies are lining up to tell us how they’re helping green/save/clean the environment. Advertising agencies and PR firms are delighted to sell us any number of “green” gizmos and they’re throwing in some nice self-esteem blowjobs for all of us, using their persuasive talents to assure us that we’re enlightened and forward thinking because we just stuffed a green X into our Prius.

But green blowjobs aren’t really my gig…

There’s more in that line, so if you’re interested, check it out. But the other interesting thing to check out is that the interview got reposted over at io9, where it seems to have generated a roaring discussion.

I’m interested in the rage that the interview inspires in a lot of the readers. Big emotions around the ideas of population control, technology, and consumption. My personal favorite quote from a reader so far:

“Hey Paolo, Fuck you!”

Normally I have to write something like “Yellow Card Man” to get that response.

The segment focuses on my collection Pump Six and Other Stories along with my somewhat bumpy writing career. Also featured are Michelle Nijhuis, the environmental journalist whose reporting has inspired a lot of my writing, and Jeremy Lassen, my fine publisher at Night Shade Books.

They also have a review of PUMP SIX which opens with, “There is no shortage of talented writers in the science fiction genre today, but there are all too few who matter.” And they give it a 9/10. Shiny.

Ah well. Back to work.

Part 1, where I talk about writing generally, my bio, my writing background, and Harlan Ellison.

Part 2, where I start ranting about sustainability and why I write the stuff I write.

So far, my favorite comment is from a guy who wishes they were interviewing Charlie Stross.

UPDATE: Part 3 is up. I gab about how I wrote “The Calorie Man,” about putting together a short story collection, and what I’m planning next.

I sure do talk a lot.

Here’s the link: http://www.locusmag.com/2007/Issue07_Profile.html It was a pretty wide-ranging conversation with Charles and Liza, and I had a lot of fun talking with them.