Thanksgiving's Carbon Footprint

Originally published November 28, 2013.

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food, thanksgiving, transportation, sustainability, carbon footprint

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An area between a building and a field that is filled with landscaped plants, trees, and bushes that dips down to collect rainwater.

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Mia Rosenblatt

George Washington University

Hooked on fishing: Hains Point fishers discuss the regulations surrounding their favorite pastime

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George Washington University

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Shirley Chen

SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry

Indigenous plant sovereignty and Cherokee culture

A wide expanse of mountains behind a line of trees and a grassy meadow.

Cherokee, North Carolina is part of the Blue Ridge Parkway and is home to the Great Smoky Mountains. This place is also known as the ancestral homelands of the ᎠᏂᎩᏚᏩᎩ, or Cherokee people. (Raylen Bark)

Raylen Bark

Indigenous Correspondents Program | Dartmouth College

Antarctica is collapsing – what can we do?

A woman in a blue jacket stands on a snowy ship deck in Antarctica

Breathing in the peace and stillness during our first evening in Antarctica. (Courtesy of Agam Dhingra)

Libby Mohn

Middlebury Institute of International Studies

Kids can do it too: How a children's book can inspire community-based action for the environment

An illustration of three people bending down near a stream to pick up trash.

(Images from the picture book courtesy of Maria Zaharatos, Shelby Atherton, Ruby Walker)

Maria Zaharatos

The Middlebury Institute of International Studies

Unsustainable dairy in the United States

Dana Fries

SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry

Sustainable agriculture provides a unique solution to food insecurity for D.C. residents

A man stands next to a raise garden bed, gesturing as he speaks. Other raised garden beds can be seen in the background.

Outreach and education manager at Arcadia Farm, Juan Pablo Echeverria, gives a tour of the sustainable agriculture non-profit. (Alyssa Landolfi)

Alyssa Landolfi

George Washington University

Perennial grains are the future of sustainable agriculture

Illustration showing annual grains and perennial grains growing from 12 to 24 months, with longer roots for perennial grains.

Standard annual grain roots vs. perennial grain roots of the Kernza grain. (The Land Institute/CC-BY-NC-ND)

Cassidy Hough

Michigan State University

Piscataway Park: Reconnecting with nature for sustainability

A large brown bull stands in a field with winter trees in the background.

The Accokeek Foundation has managed 200 acres of Piscataway Park since 1957. (Jing-ning Hsu)

Jing-ning Hsu

George Washington University

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