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Do you prefer the freedom of boxers or the security of briefs?
Bill Nye answered two of those questions when we sat down with The Science Guy on Friday, plus more submitted by the... Read More
American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)
Watch an animation that explains how to transform transportation systems into multiuse infrastructure that serves everyone. Learn how communities can save money and improve the environment by redesigning their existing infrastructure.
Middlebury College; U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon Competition
This summer the Middlebury Solar Decathlon team is building a 100% solar-powered home to compete in the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2011. Planet Forward has been tracking their progress. Watch the latest
National Science Foundation
In urban areas that receive a lot of rain, researchers from Drexel University have transformed small green spaces, such as medians and traffic circles, into "greenstreets" that can help manage a city's excess storm water. The areas also help... Read More
Planet Forward
When Greensburg, Kansas was devastated by a tornado in 2007 the residents took it as an opportunity to rebuild as an environmentally friendly town. Watch our latest piece from PBS' Nightly Business Report. WATCH!
Just tweaking what we do now will not work. My idea is to start over with a franchised city plan and grow the cities of the future like an organism. It is impossible for me to put what I've been working on into just one of these categories. There... Read More
This week, Planet Forward host Frank Sesno sits down with Martin Chavez, Executive Director of ICLEI. The focus? Smart cities! Learn what your city can do to grow and adapt to a changing planet. More>>
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We need to plant trees to replace the landscape decimated by urban and city sprawl. Planting green trees and plants would help so much. It would stop erosion, floods, pollution. We have decimated our landscape replacing important ecosystems in plant... Read More
Middlebury College; U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon Competition
This summer the Middlebury Solar Decathlon team is building a 100% solar-powered home to compete in the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2011. The biennial competition draws 20 collegiate teams from all over the world to showcase solar... Read More
Mag-Lev/Regenydyne Corporation
If Magneto and Storm from X-Men had a love child, what energy innovation would their offspring create? Regenydyne broaches one possibility.