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'Downsizing': A look at Matt Damon's funny-ish climate change film

"Downsizing" stars Matt Damon. (Paramount Pictures)

Michael Svoboda

George Washington University

Monday, March 05, 2018

Film offers some laughs and some lessons for those pondering humanity’s processing of climate disasters to come.

Tags: Entertainment, downsizing, movie, Environment, climate change, yale climate connections, YCC

The cost of free shipping

Devon Link

George Washington University

Sunday, March 03, 2019

A look at the environmental impact of online shopping and educates consumers on the small changes they can make to minimize the environmental cost of free shipping.

Tags: Carbon emissions, Online shopping, shipping, Packaging waste, consumerism, storyfest2019

How GWU is reducing its carbon footprint Thanksgiving weekend...

Planet Forward

Thursday, November 26, 2009

This email came across the transom at the George Washington University this week and someone forwarded it our way.

Collect Cigarette Butts at GWU to Clean Up the Environment

Krystal Brun

Monday, December 13, 2010

Cigarette Butts are the #1 most littered object in the world. The toxins in a cigarette butt, tar and nicotine, can have a significant impact on the environment by flowing into our water, affecting wildlife and occasionally causing fires.

GWU President Steven Knapp on Sustainability on Campus

Planet Forward

Friday, April 13, 2012

President Steven Knapp discusses sustainability on the George Washington University campus with Planet Forward creator Frank Sesno. What is the university doing, what motivated them to take action and what do they hope to achieve?