Adaptation
Our idea is to create a smart grid system to enhance and improve the energy infrastructure.
Watch the video and learn all about the smart grid technology!
Also check out the KU EcoHawks website to learn about all the great work happening at The... Read More
Keep It Green
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National Science Foundation
Can bugs save the planet? Join host Lisa Van Pay, PhD (aka a scientist) as she explores exciting alternative energy research taking place around the country.
Most of us are so focused toward converting sunlight into electricity that we overlook the biggest residential energy user of all - home furnaces, space heaters , even air polluting fireplaces and wood stoves. My idea is not going to replace them... Read More
Planet Forward
Students at Gonzaga University are working on a machine that can make fuel pellets out of corn stover and animal waste as a project for the EPA's P3 research competition.
Flooding in downtown Memphis, May 2011 (via Flickr's Chris Wieland)
Planet Forward
Do you know of a community that is preparing for climate change? Planet Forward host Frank Sesno introduces our new topic and asks you to share your story!
EarthCo Building Systems
The EarthCo Megablock is a building material that comes directly from the earth! This company transforms abundant, earthy material into giant blocks that can take the place of more common building products often shipped over long distances. The... Read More
University of Mississippi
This video looks at the sustainability issues that the city of Oxford, Miss., Pathway's Commission are trying to correct before the vision 2020 project goes into effect. The video explains how the city of Oxford and the university are making... Read More
University of Mississippi
Even before this week's floods engineers in Mississippi have been working on projects that would alleviate flood damage. Ole Miss' Diana Wier explains and you might be surprised who's holding up the construction. See more flood coverage on our blog... Read More