Ah, the familiar codgers of the Rolling Stones: Keith, Mick, Ronnie, ?? and Charlie Watts.
The fellow you might not recognize in that photo is Chuck Leavell, the Stones' keyboardist. He seems like a decent man, and he owns Mother Nature Network (MNN), an environmental website aimed at regular folks who maybe can't afford solar panels but are still interested in protecting nature.
Nice guy, right? Here's why he got flack on Gawker.
Shortly after another enviromental publication, Plenty, folded at the beginning of 2009, came the news that MNN had acquired Plenty's content for their website. Plenty still owes its writers for their last few months of work (including yours truly), and the writers are getting restless. Some, including myself, have turned to MNN to see about getting paid, since inquiries to former Plenty editor Mark Spellun are not being answered. Did Chuck Leavell* / MNN assume responsibility for Plenty's debts when it acquired their content? Probably not. But surely there was some financial transaction from MNN to Plenty, which did not get paid forward to those who created some of that content. As Gawker points out, if Mother Nature Network really is all about the working slobs, they might want to throw some of us slobs a bone, or at least get involved in getting us paid.
* Chuck Leavell probably earns what is owed to me by striking one note on his piano. Just sayin'.
Related:
A Comparatively Respectable New Gig for This Girl
Image
