Auden Schendler

One of the first comments we received was from a famous energy guru: “Nice building. But why do you have a heating system at all?" Solving climate change could depend on how we answer that question. My answer: Society needs the Prius of buildings, not the Tesla X.

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Opinion: Here’s why pursuing net-zero buildings — even in Aspen — isn’t practical or necessary

August 27, 2024 at 12:40 p.m.

One of the first comments we received was from a famous energy guru: “Nice building. But why do you have a heating system at all?" Solving climate change could depend...

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Writers on the Range: Running from the Basalt fire, grateful all the way

July 13, 2018 at 12:21 p.m.

Last week, the most searing image from the Lake Christine Fire in Basalt was that of a Chinook chopper diving arcs through smoke to drop water on fire headed, in...

Every indication is that Trump will ensure the U.S. stands alone among almost two hundred nations in denying climate science. It didn’t need to be this way.

Schendler: Trump’s climate tragedy

November 19, 2016 at 5:01 p.m.

Every indication is that Trump will ensure the U.S. stands alone among almost two hundred nations in denying climate science. It didn’t need to be this way.

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