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An ancient building material could be the wave of the future

This mass timber building at Michigan State University stores nearly 2,000 metric tons of carbon in its timbers, the equivalent of not burning more than 2 million pounds of coal. (Cameryn Cass)
Cameryn Cass
Michigan State University
Thursday, January 26, 2023
Mass timber, or large wooden panels, are increasingly recognized as a safe and sustainable building material in Michigan and the rest of the world.
Untangling the web of plastic bag bans
White plastic bag floating in a body of water.

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Ryan Bieber
Planet Forward Correspondent | Ithaca College
Tuesday, November 23, 2021
So Long, Single-Use? | There’s plenty of confusion and debate around plastic bans on both the political and practical level. It’s easy to get lost in the logistics of it all –– but, at the heart of it, there’s one question: Are bag laws effective?
Tags: plastic, plastic pollution, plastic bag bans, bag bans, so long single-use
Recipes for Food Security | The return of Loko Ea
A rainbow in the sky is reflected on the surface of a pond surrounded by green palm trees and foliage.

(Photo by Terrius Harris)
Terrius Harris
Planet Forward FAO Fellow | University of Oklahoma
Wednesday, September 08, 2021
For many organizations, COVID-19 meant doors closed. Yet at one sacred, Native Hawaiian fishpond, community members worked to advance their efforts to reclaim the land, culture, and traditions of sustainable aquaculture. 
Tags: Indigenous, agriculture, indigenous peoples, aquaculture, Indigenous Knowledge, FAO Fellows 2021
Inside the 'Hacking Hunger' podcast: Telling the story of hunger

M.J. Altman, the editorial director for the World Food Program USA, was a part of a trip to Bangladesh with the organization in 2015. (Photo courtesy M.J. Altman)
Tim Palmieri
George Washington University
Thursday, May 18, 2017
Editorial director at World Food Program USA M.J. Altman uncovers the hidden human stories about people and food on the frontlines of hunger in her podcast called “Hacking Hunger.”
Tags: hacking hunger, hunger, hungry, food production, world food program, podcast
After COP Conversations: Dr. Valerie Luzadis
People circle around round, white tables on a green floor beneath an illuminate globe which represents the Earth.

"The action zone and globe at COP26 at the Hydro, Glasgow." (Alan Harvey/UK Government via Flickr)
Lily John
Planet Forward Correspondent | SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry
Thursday, December 09, 2021
In the aftermath of COP26, PF Correspondent Lily John sat down with social-ecological systems and ecological economics researcher Dr. Valerie Luzadis, who attended the summit virtually.
Tags: cop26, SUNY-ESF, climate action, Policy, global, youth, Indigenous Knowledge, science, GCSE
With book in hand: Continuing the work of Lovejoy and Wilson in the heart of DC
"Go With the Flow," original video/music by Ron Cohen
"Go With the Flow," original video/music by Ron Cohen
Joel I. Cohen
Visiting Scholar, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
How the next generation of naturalists can celebrate and protect the biodiversity of the canal that became a park in the heart of Washington, D.C.
Tags: Biodiversity, conservation, land conservation, National Parks, wildlife, nature, Tom Lovejoy, E.O. Wilson, education

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