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Planet Forward
Monday, February 22, 2010
A song from George Washington University students Alex Laska and Julie Taylor.
Tags: carbon footprint, GWU, George Washington University, energy, planet forward, music, academic
Planet Forward
Tuesday, November 03, 2009
David Raish and Mike Ballaban: Showing how much carbon you really emit in a day
Tags: carbon footprint, GWU, Washington DC, washington, Carbon, Footprint, George, forward, planet, ballaban
Planet Forward
Thursday, June 29, 2017
Frank Sesno and Planet Forward bid a very fond farewell to retiring GW President Steven Knapp.
Tags: GWU, The George Washington University, George Washington University, #wearestillin, ACUPCC, sustainability
George Washington University
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
Prof. Sabrina McCormick has lived the impacts of a contaminated environment and now she tells the stories of environmental disasters of the present and future.
Tags: household chemical contamination, climate adaptation, Hollywood, Entertainment, public health, GWU, SPHHS, deepwater horizon, BP oil spill
Planet Forward
Friday, October 03, 2014
Concerns about climate change are real - just as real as the weather, which is changing agriculture right now.
Tags: Extreme weather, agricultural innovation, agricultural productivity, GWU, university consortium, usda, farmers, climate adaptation, weather
Planet Forward Engagement & Outreach Specialist | George Washington University
Friday, February 15, 2019
Food waste is a growing problem across the globe. While food waste costs us money, time, and energy, it’s also harmful to the planet. So what can we do?
Tags: salon, Food Waste, Food Loss, un, last call, GWU, unfao, bayer, farmers, agriculture

EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan, right, vowed to “reinject science” into federal climate policy in a conversation with Planet Forward Founder Frank Sesno, left, at the 2021 Planet Forward Summit.
Founding Director, Planet Forward
Monday, April 12, 2021
The Planet Forward Summit drew students and experts from across the country, and around the world, to consider actions needed to address and communicate climate change.
Tags: pfsummit21, summit, epa, phoenix, GWU, single-use plastic, science communication
Tuesday, September 04, 2012
Urbanization is bad for the planet, right? Wrong. At least it doesn't have to be. Dr. Guanghua Wan of the Asian Development Bank presented research at George Washington University that shows positive effects of a growing urban population.
Tags: China, GWU, Green, Flooding, PISA, Asia, Urbanization, City planning, Megacities, ADB
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.