Marina Schauffler

110 posts

Marina Schauffler is a writer and editor who explores the complex interconnections between ecology and culture. Her "Sea Change" column, launched in 2014, highlights ways to live more sustainably and address our collective environmental and societal challenges, particularly the climate crisis. She holds a Ph.D. in natural resources and an MA in English/creative nonfiction writing (both from the University of New Hampshire), and an interdisciplinary honors BA from Brown University.

The true climate corridor – and the risks of severing an ecological artery

A proposed transmission line to carry electricity from Quebec to Massachusetts could have a major impact on wildlife and the environment along 53 miles in western Maine.

ByMarina Schauffler

March 14, 2019

Befriending bacteria: Our bodies and homes are wild ecosystems

The numbers of microbes living around us are greater than ever realized. Author Rob Dunn estimates that 200,000 species of microorganisms share our homes.

ByMarina Schauffler

February 28, 2019

Climate planning in an increasingly unpredictable world

A UMaine institute is taking an innovative approach to analyze possible climate impacts, but future reports could be more enlightening by involving residents in the scientific process

ByMarina Schauffler

February 14, 2019

transmission lines seen against an orange sky

Power Play: Reimagining electric transmission in Maine

Electric utilities everywhere are re-examining antiquated ways of operating as users demand cleaner, cheaper, more reliable energy sources – in Maine, that could mean creating a consumer-driven utility.

ByMarina Schauffler

February 14, 2019

Maine should act more like the renewable energy dynamo it is

Maine could stop relying so heavily on environmentally damaging and costly fossil fuels and generate more power via solar and wind sources

ByMarina Schauffler

January 31, 2019