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The Mendenhall Glacier, a Juneau landmark, is both a major tourist attraction and a reminder of rapid regional climate change. (Megan Behnke/Florida State University)
Florida State University
Tuesday, March 06, 2018
My dad hates making phone calls, but that has not stopped him from calling for 80% renewable energy for Alaska's Capital City.
Tags: sustainability, renewable energy, Alaska, local government, Renewable Juneau, electric vehicles, heat pumps, storyfest2018
Victoria Gonzalez, a 2019 alumnus of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, sits in front of Project Grow Love, the garden she started to commemorate the victims of the 2018 mass shooting.
George Washington University
Friday, February 07, 2020
For the survivors and those affected by the 2017 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School mass shooting in Parkland Fla., the pain, anger and grief has produced many results- from the national movement of March for Our Lives fighting for gun
Tags: local gardens, healing, Parkland, storyfest2020
An example of the "tarpon tag" license plate. For $17 a year, Florida residents can have this specialty license plate which funds dozens of community projects every year. (Carter Weinhofer/Eckerd College)
Planet Forward Sr. Correspondent | Eckerd College
Monday, December 19, 2022
What effect can a cool license plate have on your local ecosystem? In the Tampa Bay area, simply purchasing a specialty license plate, adorned in the iconic tarpon, funds dozens of projects annually through the Tampa Bay Estuary Program.
Tags: Community, management, science communication, Biodiversity
State University College at Buffalo
Tuesday, September 05, 2017
By comparing Harvey to other natural disasters, we can see that this unfortunately ordinary occurrence has become extraordinary.
The UN-FAO reports 26% of the planet’s ice-free land is used for livestock grazing. (Ryan Thompson/U.S. Department of Agriculture)
State University College at Buffalo
Monday, September 25, 2017
It ain't pretty: Our food consumption habits are devastating the planet and contributing to world hunger. What can we do about it?
Tags: food, global hunger, global warming, livestock, industry, pollution, methane, agriculture, consumption
Waste is associated with the capture of energy, however, policy analyst Quinn Biever said people are trying to find ways to minimize solar panel waste through recycling. (Laura Simmons)
Northwestern University
Tuesday, February 07, 2023
Experts and business leaders discuss the environmental and financial reasons to purchase solar panels in Illinois.
New York restaurant, Blue Hill, was one of the first to prioritize ultra-local sourcing. (Lou Stejskal)
The George Washington University
Thursday, January 21, 2021
To lower their environmental impact, restaurants are transitioning their operations to be more sustainable and climate friendly.
Tags: food, sustainability, restaurants, Food Waste, renewable energy, solar, wind, recycling
Independent
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Secure more water, curb pollution, end interior flooding and create jobs through a national project that will correct our sin of neglect, abuse and waste to our most precious resource. It is not gold, oil or even food.
Digital Editor, Planet Forward
Wednesday, February 19, 2020
Here are our key takeaways from TV media experts on how to create lasting climate communication that won’t get washed away in the rising tides.
Tags: science communication, tv news, salon, climate change, communicating science
National Geographic and Planet Forward
Thursday, February 24, 2011
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