Green Communities
Sustainable Roofs are a great way for cities to maximize the potential of their buildings. Santa Monica and Chicago are discussed as case studies.
By: Samantha Hoilett and Kelsey Bobeck
Cites across the nation are working to make their streets more biker friendly. Two examples of this are Chalreston, SC and Minneapolis, MN.
Minnesota 2020
EDITOR'S PICK: Naysayers of global warming point to snowfall and cold weather as proof that climate change is merely a myth. However, there is a difference between the weather happening just outside our windows and the Earth’s climate—the pattern of... Read More
The George Washington University
Bees are critical to our environment, your health, and the global food supply and they're vanishing at an astounding rate. Urban beekeeping is one way we can help save them.
Planet Forward, GWU School of Media and Public Affairs
A new innovation in grocery shopping lets customers pick their fish and produce straight from the source, from hydroponic and aquaculture setups inside the store.
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Spoken word artist Dania Roach, a junior at The George Washington University, describes the urgent need to feed the planet in her poem, "Hunger: The Bold Brute".
One man's trash is
another man's treasure.
One man's breadcrumb,
another man's feast.... Read More
Urban farming used to be just a trend, but it's becoming a permanent fixture of American cities, including Washington DC.
Planet Forward, GWU School of Media and Public Affairs
We’re all fairly dependent on our smartphones. But what about smart lights? Check out streetlights that can tell you the weather or predict the next earthquake.
As a power agnostic hybrid electric vehicle. Street legal as a NEV globally, part mobile power station part human-electric generator. Also the highest output human electric generator in the world currently.
Currently a global phenomenon with... Read More
The Medaka is a eco-solar ferry meaning that it not only uses solar power as a source of renewable energy, but it will also incorporate a range of other features so that it is far more environmentally friendly than existing traditional ferry designs... Read More