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Urban Roots participants on a behind the scenes tour of the conservatory. (Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance)
Planet Forward Correspondent | Northwestern University
Friday, January 27, 2023
An employment opportunity at Garfield Park Conservatory in Chicago teaches teens how to become conservatory guides, while also providing a green education.
Tags: Green education, chicago, environmental justice, teen environmentalism, green jobs
Minnesota 2020
Monday, April 16, 2012
Some Minnesota K-12 schools emphasize environmental education on their own, yet shrinking state aid has made field trips and Environmental Learning Center visits cost-prohibitive for some districts.
Tags: NCLI, Environmental Education, k-12, Minnesota Goes Green
Our first stop in Nebraska is in Lincoln: NET Nebraska, the headquarters for the state's network of public radio and television stations. Here the group met with experienced storytellers to learn more about environmental challenges that have been covered and the people the reporters met. From left: Dan Reed, Chad Davis, Eleanor Hasenbeck, Ilana Creinin, Laura Waxman, Topanga McBride, Diana Marcum, Laura Whaling, Will Lennon, Sydney Greene, Zack Smith and Kim Ossi.
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Tuesday, February 20, 2018
In mid-September, nine students from universities across the country met in one of America's agricultural epicenters: Nebraska. We were here to tell some of the environmental stories found in our country's heartland.
Tags: pfinnebraska, Nebraska, farming, agriculture, storytelling, explorers
(Photo: Wikimedia Commons)
American University
Tuesday, December 06, 2016
At Sierra Club D.C.'s screening of "The True Cost," American University students learned about the environmental and social impact of the fashion industry.
Tags: Campus Sustainability, green living, clothing, sierra club
Volunteers work together to organize food at the San Francisco Marin Food Bank (Photo by Sejal Govindarao).
Planet Forward FAO Fellow | George Washington University
Friday, September 03, 2021
The city of San Francisco and local organizations innovated to serve food insecure populations during the pandemic. Can food initiatives have the infrastructure to be durable?
Tags: food insecurity, COVID, San Francisco, Policy, Community, Non Profits, FAO Fellows 2021
The Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens is in Pittsburgh’s Oakland neighborhood. (Wikimedia Commons)
George Washington University
Thursday, December 21, 2017
Of all the places on the planet you’d expect to find the greenest building, you probably don't think of Steel City.
Tags: Pittsburgh, living building, Phipps Conservatory, net zero energy, Green building, storyfest2018
White Caps, Green Collars LLC
Tuesday, May 03, 2011
It’s simple: our urban landscapes abound with flat, black roofs that absorb heat all summer long, driving up energy use, and contributing to the urban heat island effect as well as global warming.
Tags: climate change, energy, energy policy, Green building, Efficiency, energy savings, white roofs, cool roofs, white roof coatings, urban heat island
Monday, January 11, 2010
Cutting your carbon footprint, in some cases, can save you money.
Tags: green living, carbon footprint, sustainable practices, home solutions, carbon reduction, churches, sustainable church
UC Berkeley Energy and Resources Group
Monday, March 30, 2015
Feeling hungry on your run? Stop and pick some oxalis, the pretty yellow flowers with green clover-shaped leaves, growing along the sidewalk for a quick energy boost.
Tags: weeds, urban farming, foraging
Thursday, October 25, 2012
In the outskirts of western Berlin, a princess is in trouble.