Environmental 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 –...
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...
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...
