Politics & Policy
A multi-university team from Washington, DC is competing in this year's Solar Decathlon and aiming for a very special end product - a house suitable as a healing home for a returning American veteran.
The Dragon is an electric vehicle to serve as a personal tractor for farm workers doing hand work in the field. It provides a low seating position on a special seat to enable comfortable access to low growing crops. It is narrow such that it fits in... Read More
On February 17th, roughly 35,000 Americans rallied on the National Mall to urge President Obama to reject the Keystone XL oil pipeline proposal. The Forward on Climate Rally, organized by Sierra Club, 350, National Resources Defense Council and... Read More
Planet Forward, George Washington University School of Media and Public Affairs
GW's Dave Karpf explores the Sierra Club's recent acts of civil disobedience in protest of the Keystone XL pipeline.
Environmental and Energy Study Institute
International efforts to reduce emissions of short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) can provide near-term climate change mitigation and improve public health and food security. These pollutants - including black carbon (soot), methane, tropospheric... Read More
Environmental and Energy Study Institute
The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) and the American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE) organized a briefing about the important and growing role that renewable energy plays in the American energy mix. Renewable energy resources –... Read More
Planet Forward, George Washington University School of Media and Public Affairs
Most of us recycle bottles, cans, paper - the basics - but how many of us take the time to rebuild, repurpose and recycle the technology in our lives? The people of HacDC live that lifestyle every day.
Envioenergy Consulting (An Accolade Fuels Pvt Ltd initiative)
We need to develop activities, awareness and interest across the societies to make them equipped to adopt changes and new things which are meant to provide healthier environment. This can be done by implementing compulsory activities in schools and... Read More
Planet Forward, George Washington University School of Media and Public Affairs
Jeffrey Sachs, Director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University, presents his Twelve Grand Challenges for Sustainable Development at GW's Elliott School of International Affairs.
Environmental and Energy Study Institute
The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) organized a briefing on insurance industry perspectives on recent extreme weather events and how strategic investment can help manage the threats posed by a changing and more severe climate. In New... Read More