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The George Washington University
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
This week, our WEBISODE focuses on “GreenStreets,” a project from Drexel University Professor and NSF funded scientist, Franco Montalto. Got storm water? He's working on a solution!
Tags: National Science Foundation, storm water, franco montalto
The George Washington University
Thursday, July 07, 2011
This WEBISODE focuses on Dom Bosco Catholic University’s biochemistry laboratory in Campo Grande, Brazil. Dom Bosco is experimenting with a plant called bocaiúva, a native palm which could yield a new source of renewable energy.
Tags: oil, research, University, palm, david lee, brazil, dom bosco, biochemistry, bocaiuva
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Would you climb a 300 foot tree to measure climate change? This week our WEBISODE focuses on some pretty daring work done by a research team from Humboldt State University led by Steve Sillet.
Tags: climate change, forestry, forest, trees, redwoods, giant, Steve Sillett, Humboldt State University, HSU
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Innovators need feedback to make their great ideas even better. So, we try to connect experts with our PF innovators every chance we get.
Planet Forward
Friday, July 22, 2011
Peek into the solar powered house designs from Middlebury College in Vermont and University of Maryland. It's all for the Solar Decathlon competition sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy. WATCH!
Tags: Department of Energy, middlebury, Solar Decathlon, #sd2011, University of Maryland
Planet Forward
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
A rising tide may lift all boats, but what does it do to marshlands? In this week's WEBISODE we showcase NSF funded marine scientist Dr. Nathaniel Weston's work on how marshes are affected by sea level rise.
Planet Forward
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
A rising tide may lift all boats, but what does it do to marshlands? In this week's WEBISODE we showcase NSF funded scientist's work on how marshes are affected by sea level rise. We also take you on a trip halfway around!
Tags: National Science Foundation, Chesapeake Bay, epa, KQED, Science Corner, sea level, harry shearer, great lakes, rice paddy, vietnam
Planet Forward
Thursday, July 28, 2011
You've met innovator Jamie Hestekin, NOW meet the machine. The one that turns dried algae into butanol. In this innovator update, Jamie's team of students at the University of Arkansas put the machine back together and explain their steps.
Tags: University of Arkansas, jamie hestekin
Friday, July 29, 2011
Danny Kennedy updates us on Sungevity's eastward expansion.
Kennedy plans to expand into east coast states including New York, Massachusetts, Delaware, New Jersey, and Maryland.
Tags: Sungevity, danny kennedy, sierra club
Planet Forward
Wednesday, August 03, 2011
Here is a new way to deliver energy to those who need it. The women in one small community in Guatemala have wind, they just need a way to harness it. Enter enthusiastic students from the University of Michigan College of Engineering.
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