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Graphic by Sachi Kitajima Mulkey.
Planet Forward Correspondent | UC Berkeley
Wednesday, February 15, 2023
In this podcast, Stephen Mulkey, a former president of Unity College in Maine, discusses the financial and ethical considerations for an institution divesting from fossil fuels.
Tags: podcast, divestment, Fossil Fuels, investment, Economy, clean energy
(Kevin R. Darcy)
SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry
Thursday, February 16, 2023
Important pollinators are losing their habitats at an alarming rate. Planting native flowers can help provide essential habitats for rebuilding healthy ecosystems.
Tags: Biodiversity, conservation, storyfest 2023, pollinators
Seaweed harvesting in the Philippines. (ILCP (IDB) via Flickr/CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)
University of the Philippines Los Baños
Wednesday, February 15, 2023
Seaweed may help solve the plastic pollution problem, with a little help from materials researchers at Flinders University in Australia and a German biomaterials developer.
Tags: plastic pollution, plastic alternatives
BC
Tuesday, August 20, 2013
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The agricultural industry is an overwhelming consumer of the Colorado River Basin water supply. In spite of the status quo, funding from the Inflation Reduction Act, the upcoming Farm Bill, and creative problem solving between governments, companies, and communities are potent solutions for sustainable water and food governance. (Leslie Cross/Unsplash License)
Planet Forward Senior Correspondent | New York University
Tuesday, February 21, 2023
The agricultural industry is an overwhelming consumer of the Colorado River Basin water supply. Major policy changes are necessary for sustainable water and food governance.
Tags: Colorado River
SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry
Tuesday, February 21, 2023
Through the preparation of a traditional Chinese meal, this video explores the intersection and tension between the values of identity and culture, and the goals of sustainability and conservation.
Tags: food justice, sustainability, Community, Culture, identity
(Travis/flickr)
University of Florida
Tuesday, September 20, 2022
Meet clammers, scientists and volunteers, like TV star Blair Wiggins and three generations of women, who are returning clams to Florida's Indian River Lagoon and other ailing waters to reduce pollution.
Tags: water pollution, solution, clam restoration, Indian River Lagoon, Sarasota Bay, women in science, interdisciplinary approach
Co-founder of Cedillo’s Produce Dulce Morales standing before the farm’s hoop house. (Astry Rodriguez)
Northwestern University
Monday, January 09, 2023
Many South and West Side neighborhoods of Chicago tragically face food insecurity. Locally growing produce has been a strategy employed in backyards, urban farms and community gardens to combat this issue and address food quality concerns.
Tags: community gardens, urban farming, local produce, microgreens
The Bridge of Dreams in Horcón, Chile. (Carter Weinhofer)
Planet Forward Sr. Correspondent | Eckerd College
Thursday, February 09, 2023
The geographically diverse country of Chile presents many different levels of environmental conservation, which can be inspiring when seen in one of the most remote places on Earth: Patagonia.
Tags: conservation, Ecotoursim
(Hillsboro Parks & Recreation/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry
Tuesday, January 24, 2023
In this podcast, I speak with two environmental researchers about their collaborative efforts to become members of the Bee Campus USA program.