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Planet Forward
Wednesday, October 05, 2011
THIS WEEK: In this week's webisode, Planet Forward's Frank Sesno interviews Secretary of Energy, Dr. Steven Chu at the 2011 Solar Decathlon! Chu talks about the coolest innovations, and even wonks out a bit on r-values and building materials. WATCH!
Tags: Department of Energy, Solar Energy, Steven Chu, secretary chu, Solar Decathlon, University of Maryland, DOE, watershed, CHIP, Caltech
George Washington University
Thursday, October 13, 2011
THIS WEEK: How to turn a Solar Decathlon house into a home. GW students Melissa Turley and Jon Fenech followed Team Empowerhouse through the Solar Decathlon. Their innovation? Making it affordable enough to be a Habitat for Humanity home. WATCH...
Tags: solar, Solar Decathlon, DOE, Parsons, Milano, Stevens Institute, Stevens
Planet Forward
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Planet Forward is where experts and engaged citizens weigh in on energy, climate and sustainability.
Planet Forward
Friday, October 21, 2011
Lean green design teams from around the world produced some winning ideas at this year's Solar Decathlon. Maryland won DOE's top prize, but we staged our own vote. From Vermont, Middlebury College got the nod. Watch
Tags: Middlebury College, students
George Washington University
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
We profile three schools that are working toward more sustainable college campuses.
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Tags: University of Mississippi, Ole Miss, GW, Mississippi, University of Arkansas, Campus Sustainability Day, Sustainable campuses, College sustainability
George Washington University
Wednesday, November 02, 2011
THIS WEEK: Our rapidly increasing consumption of water is creating concerns about what the world would be like without any! One team, however, created an innovative solution to the planet's quickly disappearing water. Check it out in this week's...
Tags: water reuse, organica, bluehouse, recycled water, reusing water
George Washington University
Wednesday, November 09, 2011
This week, we take you into the classroom and look at how some organizations are hoping that kids will be "sustainability natives."
Tags: USGBC, green schools
George Washington University
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
THIS WEEK: Have you ever wondered 'What's something I do everyday that impacts the environment and I don't even know it?' #Thinkfwd student Charles Pulliam-Moore sheds light on an idea you might never have thought of: how green is YouTube?
George Washington University
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
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...
Planet Forward
Wednesday, December 07, 2011
THIS WEEK: Holy cow! This week Planet Forward got up close and personal with some Virginia livestock. DC Brau, the first local brewery in D.C. feeds their organic waste to livestock in the Virginia area. Take a look!