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Tuesday, October 25, 2011
We've all heard the predictions of sea level rise for 2100, but what about 2500? Planet Forward friend, Climate Central, reports on a new study that examines what the future will look like. Check it out>>
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The George Washington University, Spring 2016 Editorial Intern
Tuesday, April 05, 2016
“You’ve taken thousands of showers, but never one like this.”
Tags: shower, save energy, green living, energy innovation
A rooftop of solar panels can create long-term savings for a home or business. (Pixbay)
State University College at Buffalo
Tuesday, October 31, 2017
The solar industry is making its way into becoming a fierce competitor in the energy sector. As prices for solar continue to decrease, new innovations are incentivizing Americans to invest in solar homes.
Tags: solar, Tesla, energy, clean, Green, sustainability, innovation, renewable
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Planet Forward Correspondent | Reed College
Tuesday, April 07, 2020
In 1957, Monsanto’s House of the Future predicted what living in 1986 might be like. Made almost entirely of fiberglass and plastic, where is the house now?
Tags: microplastic, microplastics, plastic pollution, house of the future, monsanto, zero waste, break free from plastic pollution act 2020, call your representatives, plastic free, plastic alternatives
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.
Uganda cob. (Pixabay)
Planet Forward Senior Correspondent
Thursday, September 17, 2020
To prevent or at least forestall the next pandemic, we clearly have an obligation to examine and prevent the practices that promote close contact between humans and wildlife, particularly bushmeat hunting and deforestation.
Tags: conservation, covid-19, Uganda, tourism, Biodiversity, storyfest2021
The tri-level home offers two bedrooms and 2.5 baths as well as an additional bed and bath in the accessory dwelling unit. EngiNUity even included a deck. (Photo courtesy EngiNUity - Northwestern Solar Decathlon team)
Northwestern University
Monday, August 02, 2021
A team of Northwestern University engineering students won the 2021 Solar Decathlon Design Challenge by designing an energy-efficient home. Their approach makes us ask: Could small homes be a viable investment in a sustainable future? Medill's...
Tags: sustainability, tiny houses, tiny homes, Northwestern, illinois, Solar Decathlon
Personal Food Computer (PFC) v2.0 alpha (2016). (Photo courtesy of Open Agriculture Initiative, MIT Media Lab)
SUNY ESF
Thursday, February 09, 2017
MIT’s Open Agriculture Initiative is drawing on the very societal changes that have distanced average citizens from traditional agriculture to close the gap in knowledge and control what we eat.
Tags: urban agriculture, sustainable agriculture, Efficient Food Production, food, food transport, storyfest2017
GWU School of Media and Public Affairs
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
Feeding the planet isn't rocket science - it's climate science, innovation and good old-fasioned know-how.
Tags: chicago council, food security, carbon cycle, Carbon emissions, feed the future, cow
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The COP26 Weymouth Rally and Demonstration on the Global Day of Action for Climate Justice, organized by the COP26 Coalition Dorset Hub (Stephen and Helen Jones/Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0 ))
Planet Forward Correspondent | Eckerd College
Wednesday, March 23, 2022
Planet Forward Correspondent Kaitlyn Copland sits down with Gregor Sharp, an 18-year-old climate activist, to discuss the power social media has to mobilize individuals for a sociopolitical cause.