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George Washington University
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Want to shrink your waistline while shrinking your carbon footprint?
Tags: GW_Fall10
Planet Forward
Tuesday, April 18, 2017
Tobin Asher and Elise Ogle joined us from Stanford University's Virtual Human Interaction Lab to explore scientific storytelling through virtual reality.
Tags: summit2017, storytelling
The George Washington University
Tuesday, January 12, 2016
Green roof-ing is actually what is up in urban sustainability!
Tags: architecture, green roof, green roofing, gardening, urban gardening
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.
Tags: storyfest2022, Video, single-use plastic, GWU, plastic policy, Policy, behavior change, plastic, Waste
Planet Forward
Thursday, September 05, 2019
Congratulations to our 2019-2020 team of Planet Forward Correspondents! Read below to learn more about the exceptional team of students selected, and be sure to click through to see their full profiles:
Friday, January 29, 2010
By: Elizabeth Cherneff
How do we harness ideas for sustainable initiatives and turn them into realities on an urban campus like George Washington University’s? To start, just ask the students, staff and faculty who reside here.
Monday, February 10, 2014
Cheaper, convenient, more sustainable, & owning Penn Ave - just a few of the reasons to bike in DC.
Tags: bicycling, bikeshare, emissions, cycling, commuting, bike commuters, sustainble commuting
From left: Planet Forward Founding Director Frank Sesno; Leo, Operations Coordinator at Plantita Power; Jennifer Cuyuch, George Washington University, whose story covered Plantita Power; Halley Hughes, University of Arizona; Sven Lindblad; Farzona Comnas, George Washington University; Ryan Bieber, Ithaca College; and Dr. Imani M. Cheers, GW's Director of Academic Adventures. (Not pictured is Delaney Graham, SUNY-ESF.)
Founding Director, Planet Forward
Friday, April 08, 2022
We are pleased to announce the winners of our annual Storyfest competition – the very best stories from college students around the environment, sustainability, and innovative solutions from the past academic year.
Tags: storyfest2022, Planet Forward Summit, storytelling, science communication, Lindblad Expeditions, experiential learning
The George Washington University
Wednesday, July 02, 2014
Kathleen Merrigan explains how using solar in the city is helping open up new opportunities out on the farm.
Tags: solar power purchase agreement, capital partners solar project, photovoltaic panels, solar policy, land use, farmers
Planet Forward
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Planet Forward and the GWU Office of Sustainability present "GW Moving the Planet Forward," an innovation summit to find and highlight solutions to the challenges of a changing planet. See agenda and learn more.