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Fisherman Mark Brooks fishes off the Sunshine Skyway North Pier. Mark is just one example of how fishing fosters community and sustainability. (Carter Weinhofer/Eckerd College)
Planet Forward Sr. Correspondent | Eckerd College
Monday, March 14, 2022
With an increasing demand for waterfront properties and the growing impact of climate change, fishing communities are in danger; but, the societal and economic roles filled by fishing are irreplaceable.
Tags: conservation, Ocean Governance, sustainability, food, storyfest2022
Tyrell McClain holds up a clump of soil on McGinley Ranch while discussing the high biodiversity under the surface of the ground on September 17, 2022. (Dr. Imani Cheers/Planet Forward)
Planet Forward Correspondent | George Washington University
Tuesday, October 04, 2022
An interview with Vice President of Ranch Operations at Turner Enterprises, Mark Kossler, about the benefits, challenges, and future of sustainable agriculture.
Tags: agriculture, ranching, soil, Biodiversity, bison, research, science, growing soil
Planet Forward Correspondent | University of Mississippi
Tuesday, February 11, 2020
Planet Forward founder Frank Sesno shares what motivated him to transition from CNN stalwart to champion and educator of the next generation of environmental storytellers.
Tags: storyfest2020, frank sesno, planet forward, cnn, storytelling, Journalism
California farmworkers have had to endure heatwaves, wildfires and a pandemic that continues to spread during peak harvest season for almonds and wine grapes. (Photo courtesy of UFW/United Farm Workers)
Arizona State University
Friday, April 02, 2021
The race to deliver fresh foods during peak harvest season means farmworkers are facing the threats of climate change acceleration and COVID-19.
Tags: agriculture, public health, farm worker health, Wildfire, air pollution, covid-19, storyfest2021
(Cate Twining-Ward/George Washington University)
Planet Forward Senior Correspondent
Monday, October 05, 2020
Moving to Copenhagen has made me realize that instead of constantly evaluating my personal habits, perhaps I should be more critical of the systems which ultimately shape society’s collective impact.
Tags: green living, Urban Sustainability, recycling, Green Communities, Copenhagen
Wil Burns speaks at the Negative Emissions Workshop at George Washington University. (Marija Stefanovic/GWU)
State University College at Buffalo
Monday, December 11, 2017
Wil Burns is an expert in the field of environmental policy, with a research focus of climate geoengineering governance. Planet Forward sat down with Burns to discuss the Paris Climate Agreement and other climate change policies.
Tags: expert voices, Policy, politics, Paris Climate Agreement, trump administration, research
(Courtesy of Candace Clark)
Planet Forward Correspondent | George Washington University
Thursday, February 02, 2023
Hannah Krantz and Aleena Fayaz speak to Candace Clark, a Ph.D. candidate at Tuskegee University, in this high-spirited podcast that discusses the importance of black voices in climate solutions, sustainable housing, and much more.
Tags: podcast, youth, solutions, farm, agriculture, education
Ruth Miller, 22, grew up in Anchorage, Alaska, nestled 180 miles into the Cook Inlet — the state's oldest gas and oil basin. “Growing up I think I had the safety of innocence in that I saw our state blooming and thriving,” Miller said. (Photo courtesy Christopher J. Carter)
Cal State LA
Friday, February 07, 2020
A young Alaska native leader shares her quest for visibility — both as a youth activist for her people, and for the environment.
Tags: storyfest2020, Indigenous, Alaska, Fossil Fuels, environmental justice, grassroots
George Washington University
Thursday, February 22, 2018
The popular imagination may think of agriculture as Mom and Dad with a pitchfork, but today’s Nebraskan corn farm is probably the furthest thing from the average arm-chair-futurist’s daydreams of farming reality.
Tags: pfinnebraska, Nebraska, precision agriculture, agriculture, farm, storyfest2018
Harper Simpson, former agriculture intern at Kalu Yala, wears jewelry to remind her to stay strong in times of hardship. (Cassandra Majewski/Medill)
Northwestern University
Monday, April 24, 2017
In a place so focused on environmental sustainability, an important caveat at the eco-town Kalu Yala is its struggle to create an environment that is mentally sustainable.