Independent Writer
Coastal Issues / Sense of Place / Sustainable Practices / Transportation/Travel
by Marina Schauffler · Published July 6, 2014 · Last modified June 12, 2016
By definition, sustainability looks to the future – working to ensure that generations to come have adequate resources to meet their needs. Yet paths to greater sustainability can integrate historical practices – as Maine’s...
Climate Change/Energy / Housing / Sustainable Practices / Technology
by Marina Schauffler · Published June 29, 2014 · Last modified June 12, 2016
“What’s the use of a fine house if you haven’t got a tolerable planet to put it on?” — Henry David Thoreau, “Familiar Letters” (1895) As reports pour in of intolerable climate change –...
Climate Change/Energy / Economics
by Marina Schauffler · Published June 15, 2014 · Last modified June 12, 2016
Maine has a well-earned reputation for Yankee thrift and self-reliance – except when it comes to energy. According to a 2011 ranking by the U.S. Energy Information Administration , or EIA, Maine residents are...
Ecological Values / Food / Health / Housing / Pollution/Waste / Sustainable Practices
by Marina Schauffler · Published June 1, 2014 · Last modified June 12, 2016
See your yard as habitat, not lawn. Landscape planners encourage us to visualize the area around our homes in terms of rooms that act as external living spaces. If we extend this idea, going...
Climate Change/Energy / Ecological Values
by Marina Schauffler · Published May 18, 2014 · Last modified June 12, 2016
A recent UN climate change report and a National Climate Assessment did garner headlines, but no Maine media covered a related paper from the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) entitled What...
Ecological Values / Pollution/Waste / Sustainable Practices
by Marina Schauffler · Published April 27, 2014 · Last modified April 21, 2022
When we buy takeout food, we know we’re paying a price for convenience – trading extra money for the time we save. What we pay at the register, though, does not begin to account...
