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Starre Vartan
Verified
Health and Science Journalist, Freelance
New York, Seattle, Sydney
Beats
Biography
Based in the Seattle Area, Starre is a freelance science and environment writer with a focus on wildlife, technology, geology and water resources, medicine and astrobiology. Her work has been published in National Geographic, Scientific American, CNN, Medium, Slate, NASA's Astrobiology magazine, Gizmodo, Mental Floss, Hakai, and many more. Starre also manages social media accounts for nonprofit science organizations. Starre is the founder and editor of Eco-Chick.com, an award-winning 12-year-old website that covers eco feminism and worldchanging women. Eco-Chick and Starre have been featured in the New York Times (thrice), the Wall Street Journal, the Christian Science Monitor, USA Today, Glamour, Self, Elle.com and many green blogs. Starre has been featured as an expert on morning news shows for ABC-7 NY, Fox, & the WB NY. Previously, Starre was the conscious consumption columnist for MNN.com; managing editor of Greenopia.com; a contributor-at-large to Martha Stewart’s Whole Living magazine; a style editor at Plenty magazine; a dining columnist for the Fairfield County Weekly; the ‘Green Guru’ columnist for Audubon Magazine; the ‘StarrePower’ columnist at Hearst’s The Daily Green; and was a contributing writer for 8 years to E/The Environmental Magazine. Her first book, “The Eco Chick Guide to Life: How to Live Fabulously Green,” was published by St. Martin’s Press in September, 2008. Starre was born in Sydney, Australia and is a dual citizen, having split her youth between the beaches Down Under and the Hudson Highlands of New York: The lush woods, deep green lakes, and precipitous mountains there—and the majestic Hudson River—still inspire her.
Technology, Animals , Neuroscience, ethical travel, Design, conscious consumptionwildlife conservation, Health , Environmental Science, Astrobiology, Psychology , Geology
babies, kids, money, relationships
Content
By Starre Vartan Verified| Tree Hugger@ Wind energy is electricity from the naturally flowing air in the Earth's atmosphere. As a renewable resource that won't get depleted through use, its impact on the environment and climate crisis is significantly smaller than burning fossil fuels. We can create wind energy by erecting something as simple as a set of 8-foot sails positioned to capture prevailing winds that turn a stone and grind grain (a gristmill).
By Starre Vartan Verified| Networthy News@ ByStarre VartanReleased January 24, 2024In 2012, my auntie Susan Stuart-Jones, then in her late 50s, was identified with osteoporosis– a finding that concerned her. Her mom, who likewise struggled with the illness, had actually been an independent and daring world tourist, dancing in Morocco on her 80th birthday. After breaking her hip she was restricted to bed and a wheelchair and never ever recuperated.
By Starre Vartan Verified| Scientific American Verified [CLIP: Walking on pebbles]Starre Vartan: I love a short cold-water swim in Puget Sound in Washington State. I start from a rocky shore near my home. [CLIP: Walking, splashing farther into water and diving]Vartan: If I kept swimming just another 100 feet out, I could dive a few feet down through these clear waters into an underwater forest where animals such as shrimp, crabs and small fish like lingcod, rockfish—and maybe even salmon—like to live.
Company Info
Freelance
Freelancer.com is the largest freelancing and crowdsourcing marketplace in the world, connecting over 81 million employers and freelancers across more than 247 countries. Founded in 2009 and based in Sydney, Australia, the platform allows employers to post jobs while freelancers can bid on these projects. It is publicly traded on the Australian Securities Exchange under the ticker ASX:FLN. The platform supports a variety of work categories, including software development, writing, design, and marketing. Freelancer.com also offers contests for creative work, where employers can award prize money to winning entries. Users can choose from different membership plans, including free and paid subscriptions, which provide various benefits. The mobile app enhances project management and communication for users on the go. With a diverse customer base that includes individuals, small businesses, and large enterprises, Freelancer.com plays a significant role in the global online economy.
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