Matt Berger is the Digital Director at Marketplace and has worked as a journalist and digital producer for over a decade in the areas of business, technology and arts and lifestyle.

Berger started his journalism career as a daily newspaper reporter in the San Francisco Bay Area. At the height of the tech boom in 2000, he got a job in downtown San Francisco covering high tech and venture capital for the Silicon Valley magazine Upside and its website. When Upside went downside in the 2001 dot-com bubble, Berger moved a few blocks down Market Street as a technology reporter and correspondent for a global news wire service operated by magazine and Internet publisher IDG.

Prior to joining Marketplace in 2010, Berger was the Executive Producer for Interactive at The Taunton Press, a publisher of lifestyle magazines, books, and digital products.

Berger lives in Los Angeles with his wife and two kids, and commutes to work 15 miles a day by bike.

Features By Matt Berger

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Cut your driving by a quarter

If everyone in the country cut their driving by a quarter, total U.S. emissions would fall by 5.5 percent. Vehicles account for just over half o...
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Buy electric vehicles

It's cool that cars can burn clean solar or wind power instead of dirty fossil fuels. And they are super fun!...
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Stop using single-use plastics

Plastics pose a significant threat to our oceans and planet. Part of the problem is plastic itself. They very qualities that make it an adaptable...
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Keep track of your energy use with a home energy monitor

Building your own power monitor isn't too tough and can save money and electricity. Phil Torrone and Limor Fried wanted to measure their household...
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Eat less meat

Animal feed uses up most of the grain produced in the country, and not very efficiently. All that grain protein could feed people, instead! Meat...
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Sparkle longer with LED Holiday Lights

Consider using LED (light-emitting diode) holiday lights in place of incandescent lights to decorate homes and Christmas trees. Longer lasting L...
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Cook efficiently

For meals, serve organic and locally grown foods as often as possible. Do not preheat your oven. It wastes significant amounts of energy. Instead,...
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Do a home energy audit

A home energy audit is the first step in figuring out how you can reduce your energy consumption and your energy bills. Sure, it sounds a little...
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Don't blindly trust food-use expiration dates

There's a fair amount of caution built into expiration dates. Food makers must account for close to the worst-case-scenario when setting those...
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Plant an ocean-friendly garden

Runoff from residential landscapes affects the quality of our oceans. The sediment in water reduces clarity; nutrients increase algae populations...
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