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National Science Foundation
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Climate CoLab--a new online forum developed by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology--brings large numbers of citizens together to develop creative solutions to complex problems such as climate change.
Tags: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Climate CoLab
(Alan Vernon/flickr)
Planet Forward Correspondent | Ithaca College
Friday, September 16, 2022
HappyWhale, a website created in 2015, uses a unique algorithm to identify and track humpback whales. It relies on photographs from ordinary people to further scientific research.
Tags: astonishing alaska, Alaska, Humpback Whales, HappyWhale, Lindblad Expeditions, national geographic, storyfest2022
(Stephen Leonardi/Unsplash License)
The Greenzine
Monday, January 09, 2023
A historical account of the conflicts surrounding animal agriculture, endangered species, and Indigenous rights at the Point Reyes National Seashore in Northern California.
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The University of Wisconsin-Madison
Wednesday, April 28, 2021
Old Mason jars filled with heritage corn and tins of commercial tobacco are what planted the initial idea for the Goldman Lab’s Inter-Tribal Seed Stewardship Initiative.
Tags: sustainable agriculture, seed sovereignty, food sovereignty, UW-Madison, regenerative agriculture, Indigenous Knowledge
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Left: Spain, 2021 (Ryan Bieber/Ithaca College) Right: California, 2019 (Andreas Haslinger/Unsplash)
Planet Forward Correspondent | Ithaca College
Friday, March 11, 2022
There are two huge mountain ranges, on two different continents, both of the same name. The similarities don’t end there either. Both are being increasingly affected by climate change.
Tags: Sierra Nevada, global change, climate change, wild fire, california, spain, storyfest2022
(Sumita Roy Dutta/ Wikimedia Commons)
SUNY ESF
Sunday, December 01, 2019
insight into the annual phenomena of smog from the perspective of an environmental studies student.
Tags: New Dehli, air pollution, storyfest2020
National Science Foundation
Monday, February 06, 2012
New measurements of the NSF-funded Kitt Peak National Observatory near Tucson, Ariz., show that sky brightness has remained remarkably constant over the past 20 years, despite the area's rapid population growth.
Tags: lighting
This roundabout is a type of green stormwater infrastructure, that collects stormwater for plants and people (Halley Hughes/University of Arizona).
Planet Forward Sr. Correspondent | University of Arizona
Monday, November 29, 2021
As Arizona looks to options to redress a life-threatening change in water availability, Tucson may prove to be an oasis and an example to other cities.
Tags: water conservation, green stormwater infrastructure, community-led development, storyfest2022
Planet Forward Intern/Marymount University
Thursday, October 08, 2015
The Hoover Dam, 80 years old this week, is both a hydroelectric plant and distributes water to the arid Southwest. What role is the drought playing in today's Hoover Dam and Lake Mead?
Tags: hydroelectric, Hydroelectric Power, Water
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Monday, January 27, 2020
A true story of the fear and sadness that comes with living in the Amazon rainforest.