She got her Master’s degree in journalism at the University of Colorado Boulder, where she also got certificates in Renewable and Sustainable Energy, and Environment, Society and Policy. She recently won first place for science writing from the Society of Professional Journalists Top of the Rockies contest for her article “Capturing Carbon.” Her work has appeared in Clear Waters Magazine and the Boulder Weekly, and can be found on her website: http://mollieputzig.wix.com/enviro-journalist.