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Planet Forward
Friday, April 08, 2011
One Planet Forward member wants to make one man's trash into liquid gold treasure. See her innovative plan and hear from a group of students from Columbia University who are turning waste into power.
Tags: chapters
Planet Forward Podcast
Friday, September 14, 2018
Insects have been part of human diets around the world for centuries — but not in the U.S. Is it time for Americans to consider eating insects to save the planet?
Tags: planet forward podcast, podcast, environmental storytelling, pfcorrespondent, correspondent, agriculture, crickets, Feed the Planet
The George Washington University
Wednesday, March 23, 2022
As the awareness of the perniciousness of plastic grows, companies and universities are implementing initiatives to go plastic free. GW was the first university in Washington, D.C., to do so.
Tags: storyfest2022, Video, single-use plastic, GWU, plastic policy, Policy, behavior change, plastic, Waste
Planet Forward
Thursday, May 14, 2015
Food + Innovation = ? Our judges choose the best answer to this question, which we posed to students around the world.
Tags: storytelling, feeding the planet 2015
Planet Forward, George Washington University School of Media and Public Affairs
Wednesday, January 09, 2013
Jeffrey Sachs, Director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University, presents his Twelve Grand Challenges for Sustainable Development at GW's Elliott School of International Affairs.
Tags: corporate responsibility, ESIA, Urban Sustainability, nutrition, sustainable development, jeffrey sachs, rights, gender, minority rights, low carbon energy
Planet Forward
Tuesday, May 10, 2016
Is urban agriculture the answer to feeding the world's growing cities? One panelists said we will need combination of food growing in urban and rural areas to meet food demands.
Tags: summit2016, urban agriculture, feeding the planet, urban living
From left: Alex Rubenstein, Navya Pothamsetty, Shandra Furtado, Ashley Gallagher, Katherine Baker, Sven Lindblad, Frank Sesno, Vanessa Moss, Emily Arnold and Dr. Imani M. Cheers.
Planet Forward
Saturday, April 07, 2018
Winners will travel to Alaska, courtesy of Alaska Airlines, to travel with Lindblad Expeditions aboard the National Geographic Sea Lion this June.
Tags: Storyfest 2018, storyfest winner, Competition, Alaska
(Photo by Sven-Olof Lindblad)
Founding Director, Planet Forward
Tuesday, March 12, 2019
We are beyond excited to share the outstanding finalists for Storyfest 2019. They hail from 15 different schools, from all across the country. Will your school be a winner?
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Planet Forward
Monday, March 14, 2011
Cross-posted from Advanced Biofuels USA by Joanne Ivancic
Planet Forward, George Washington University School of Media and Public Affairs
Tuesday, January 08, 2013
Last month Professor Jeffrey Sachs, renowned economist and Director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University, stopped by GW's Elliott School of International Affairs to discuss the future research agenda for sustainable development.