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Monday, January 18, 2010
BRISTOL, RI __ Here at Roger Williams University, 17 students are working hard to create a catalog of videos on sustainability issues: This year, the topic is Carbon Footprint, and the team is finding curious and creative ways to illustrate that i
Tags: green living, carbon footprint, climate change, Roger Williams University, environmental sustainability, Roger Williams, RWU, students
Planet Forward, The George Washington University School of Media and Public Affairs
Friday, September 26, 2014
Solar power is booming, but those that can benefit the most have trouble accessing it. The 2014 Solar Symposium aimed to do something about that. Here's what you should know.
Tags: solar installations, Solar Institute, photovoltaic panels, low-income solar, George Washington University, community solar
Northwestern University
Wednesday, October 09, 2019
Northwestern University has launched its first student-run subscription bike-sharing program, called EO, where students pay $20 per quarter for unlimited rides and easy pick up/drop-off anywhere accessibility.
Tags: bike share, Northwestern University, public transportation, urban living, green living, storyfest2020
George Washington University
Thursday, July 03, 2014
GW is showing how a dense urban campus can go solar in a big way.
Tags: capital partners solar project, photovoltaic, Urban Development and Sustainability, George Washington University, Washington DC
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Purdue's Solar Decathlon house featured a innovative biowall--but how practical is this kind of feature? Anthony Cefali takes a look at the future of biological interiors.
Tags: Department of Energy, gardening, Solar Decathlon, biowalls, biological interiors, purdue university, queen's college, mycorrhiza
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Friday, March 14, 2014
Massachusetts College of Art and Design is a public, independent college of art and design.
Tags: Massachusetts College of Art and Design, climate leadership awards 2014, Green, MassArt, college, University, Second Nature, boston, ACUPCC
George Washington University-School of Media and Public Affairs
Friday, October 15, 2010
You can’t have your pudding if you don’t eat your meat! This old adage comes from legendary rock-n-rollers Pink Floyd and they have a point…
Tags: greenhouse gas emissions, oil, conservation, GW_Fall10, AOL News, Food Waste, Pink Floyd, University of Texas, composting
Here's an unpopular, but environmentally friendly habit that can prevent food waste and reduce the amount of waste that heads to the landfill: Dumpster diving. And, surprise! You might also make some money doing it. (Photos by Peter Jurich/University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Planet Forward Senior Correspondent | University of Wisconsin-Madison
Thursday, November 29, 2018
My partner and I have been dumpster diving for a little over a year now. It sounds gross — and it certainly can be — but we've found mostly benefits to this uncommon practice.
Tags: dumpster diving, Recycling and Upcycling, Food Waste, food waste prevention, circular economy, college, University, pfcorrespondent, storyfest2019
Monday, January 17, 2011
The FiveCities group from The George Washington University's Urban Sustainability class found that American cities are implementing sustainable practices in a variety of ways...here are just a few.
Tags: green living, wind, sustainability, solar, Adaptation, public policy, urban living, cities, local government, leadership
Planet Forward
Wednesday, May 06, 2015
Rep. Jim McGovern interviews the next generation of hunger fighters and discusses their stories and ideas.