Independent Writer
On their first day of high school, my son and his classmates heard a lot about the need to plan for college majors and careers. Yet when the time came to find classrooms and...
Sense of Place / Slower Living
by Marina Schauffler · Published September 20, 2015 · Last modified June 12, 2016
“It occurred to me that if this were a sight that could be seen only once in a century or even once in a human generation, this little headland would be thronged with spectators....
Education/Family / Food / Sustainable Practices
by Marina Schauffler · Published September 7, 2015 · Last modified June 12, 2016
In many places around the globe, the injunction to “eat real food” would be met with quizzical looks. What else would or could a person eat? But in America, the menu of synthetic options...
Ecological Values / Pollution/Waste / Sustainable Practices
by Marina Schauffler · Published August 23, 2015 · Last modified June 12, 2016
There’s nothing quite like a camping trip to remind you just how many disposables have crept into your life, even when you thought you were being vigilant. You pare down to essentials for a...
by Marina Schauffler · Published August 10, 2015 · Last modified June 12, 2016
Massachusetts residents typically come up to enjoy Vacationland, but there’s one arena in which their home state holds more attractions: renewable energy. The clean-energy landscape in Massachusetts can prompt “green envy” among Mainers, with...
“A bold reworking of energy systems… is now necessary and much more affordable. That could make for a very different world.” –Bill McKibben, “Power to the People” in The New Yorker (June 29, 2015)...
Sense of Place / Sustainable Practices / Transportation/Travel
by Marina Schauffler · Published July 13, 2015 · Last modified June 12, 2016
I set out this week to write about how easy it is to travel more sustainably by patronizing businesses that do right by the environment. But to my surprise, it still takes effort in...
Climate Change/Energy / Economics
by Marina Schauffler · Published June 28, 2015 · Last modified June 12, 2016
Around the time NASA announced that Earth had just experienced the hottest first five months of any year on record, 300-plus business owners, civic leaders and scientists gathered at an Envision Maine event to...
