Environmental Writer
Climate Change/Energy / Ecological Values / Housing / Sustainable Practices
by Marina Schauffler · Published February 4, 2018
Two-thirds of Americans want to “prioritize clean energy sources,” the Pew Research Center reports. But for energy consumers, deciphering the jargon of electricity generation can be disempowering. The federal Department of Energy website used...
Climate Change/Energy / Ecological Values / Pollution/Waste / Sustainable Practices / Transportation/Travel
by Marina Schauffler · Published December 10, 2017
Many millennials show little enthusiasm for cars and driving, but for “Gen Z” – those born from 2000 on – the jury is still out. Well, not entirely; one member of that generation –...
Climate Change/Energy / Ecological Values / Sense of Place
by Marina Schauffler · Published November 26, 2017
“Let me tell you, the one that matters is me. I’m the only one that matters.” – Donald Trump, November 2017 The problem with being Trump is the same thing that explains the enormous...
Climate Change/Energy / Food / Sustainable Practices
by Marina Schauffler · Published November 12, 2017
With all due respect to poet William Carlos Williams, so much depends not on a “red wheelbarrow glazed with rain water” but on a steaming mug of coffee. There may be metaphoric value in...
Climate Change/Energy / Economics / Housing / Sustainable Practices / Technology
by Marina Schauffler · Published October 29, 2017
Halloween is approaching, bringing a night of ghosts and ghouls – or at least bored teenagers bearing shaving-cream. The phantoms on your doorstep may not be real, but indoors you are likely to encounter...
Watching a child embark on the college search process can be sobering (and not just in making one feel old!). It sparks reflection on how much higher education has changed, and how much it...
Climate Change/Energy / Ecological Values / Housing / Sustainable Practices
by Marina Schauffler · Published October 1, 2017
If you haven’t lived in an energy-efficient home, you don’t know what you’re missing. The benefits that green buildings offer – lower operating costs, healthier indoor air, greater comfort, and the satisfaction of a...
Climate Change/Energy / Ecological Values / Housing / Slower Living / Transportation/Travel
by Marina Schauffler · Published September 17, 2017
At first, all eyes were on Hurricane Harvey. Then attention turned – momentarily – to the wildfires raging out West before riveting on Hurricane Irma. Cascading natural disasters in a warming world raise the...
