Climate Change
George Washington University
In 2011, few areas in the world are free of severe weather events. Floods, droughts, cyclones, the list is biblical. Lost in the reportage of extreme weather events and policy debates around climate change, are the human impacts. How do multiple... Read More
Planet Forward
In Durban, South Africa delegates from around the world are examining the options to mitigate carbon emissions. An option on the table: REDD+ (for Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation, plus co-benefits -- like conservation and... Read More
George Washington University
THIS WEEK: This week Planet Forward is taking a look at the work PISA, a GW-based group, is doing in Nam Dinh, Vietnam. The women in Nam Dinh are adapting to a changing planet and they say they learned their tricks from none other than their... Read More
Planet Forward friend and New York Times' Dot-Earth blogger, Andrew Revkin, talks to energy innovator Nate Lewis about whether we can achieve optimal levels of renewable energy without a stronger focus on research versus deployment or political will... Read More
Technology will only get us so far when it comes to sorting out the worlds environmental issues. The Earth Pyramid will be monument that will act as a platform for discussing environmental issues and give a generation of children a chance to have... Read More
Environmental Commission of Monterey Park
Have the local chamber of commerce sponsor an environmental high school film contest on the subject of carbon footprint. The event will bring together students, teachers, parents, school administrators, philanthropists, elected officials, promoters... Read More
The George Washington University
How much carbon do all those music videos and lolcats produce? Turns out it's quite a lot. Watch
National Science Foundation
University of Alaska researchers developed a numerical model of the ice-covered Arctic ocean that includes tides. They used a highly innovative approach that embeds the sea ice directly into the ocean model. The results of the model compare... Read More
The George Washington University
Vietnam is one of the 10 countries considered most vulnerable to climate change. How are the people there coping with the changes? PISA, Partnerships for International Strategies in Asia, visits a rice growing community to discover what adaptation... Read More
The George Washington University
Natural weather disasters have already racked up $80 billion worth of destruction in 2011. Is this the new normal? This video from a pair GWU students in the ThinkFWD class will dazzle you.