Explosion Fears, Hostile Strangers and Other Hazards of a 1,600-Mile Tesla Journey
By Lisa Cohn
Before I drove my new Tesla from Portland, Ore. to Whitefish Montana, I tried to travel in a Volkswagen e-Golf.
I impulsively leased a Volkswagen e-Golf in 2015 after learning that leases were going for low rates.
The modest and zippy e-Golf, it turned out, …
In this story for EnergyBiz Magazine, Lisa Cohn profiled ten female leaders in the male world of energy.
Scroll to Page 24 to read the article: Energy Biz Women Rising…
A portrait of an Iraqi refugee’s family propelled award-winning photographer Jim Lommasson on a mission: to ensure that Americans hear the stories of Iraqi and Syrian refugees and understand what it feels like to flee one’s homeland.
When Lommasson had his aha! moment, he was working on a book project, “Exit Wounds: Soldiers’ Stories – Life After Iraq and Afghanistan,” …
An immigrant grandma with lots of girl-power is featured in our new book, “Bash and Lucy Fetch Team Vera and the Dream Beasts.” She is the assistant mayor and the coach of the most successful girls’ soccer team in the state.
The character, Vera, is based on Michael’s real grandma, Vera, an immigrant from Ukraine.
Vera grew up in the …
By Lisa Cohn
Beleaguered by famine, terrorism and war, Somalia has the added burden of some of the highest energy costs in the world. But now relief is coming in the form of solar microgrids for refugees and communities thanks to an East African company.
SolarGen Technologies is on a mission to help stabilize the country of 12 million …
By Lisa Cohn
I was in the midst of a typical team practice with my second-grade soccer players, when two of the girls’ moms verbally lambasted me.
The afternoon was like most of the afternoons I spent as volunteer coach of the All-Stars. I think that’s what had the moms upset. I taught my 7-year-old girls cheers, hugged them when …
Is your family ready to own an all-electric car? Take the test by reading this article in Portland Parent.
My EV Purchase: Impulsive, Emotional and Fun
By Lisa Cohn
After years of procrastinating about buying an electric car, a report from the Union of Concerned Scientists spurred me to take action.
My acquisition of a VW e-Golf SE was sudden, emotional, and I admit, impulsive. I didn’t know what I was getting into—and still don’t.