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Planet Forward, George Washington University School of Media and Public Affairs
Monday, September 29, 2014
Bill Hohenstein
Volunteers work together to organize food at the San Francisco Marin Food Bank (Photo by Sejal Govindarao).
Planet Forward FAO Fellow | George Washington University
Friday, September 03, 2021
The city of San Francisco and local organizations innovated to serve food insecure populations during the pandemic. Can food initiatives have the infrastructure to be durable?
Tags: food insecurity, COVID, San Francisco, Policy, Community, Non Profits, FAO Fellows 2021
Thursday, April 19, 2012
The growing role of natural gas in the U.S. energy mix continues to confound and divide renewable energy experts and investors. Is America’s abundant supply of shale gas a boon for the renewable industry, or undercutting it?
Tags: natural gas, fracking, solar wind
Planet Forward, The George Washington University
Tuesday, June 16, 2015
The Council on Environmental Quality hosted GreenGov, a symposium at GW's Jack Morton Auditorium on June 10, to discuss federal sustainability.
Tags: Government, federal sustainability, retrofitting, Navy, electric vehicles, biobased
George Washington University
Thursday, November 21, 2019
The Climathon is an annual event in 46 cities, in 6 countries, where cities host a 24-hour "hackathon" for young innovators to collaborate and develop solutions to the most pressing issues of climate change.
Tags: sustainable, Fashion, College sustainability, Climathon, sustainable fashion, textile
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(Mackenzie Swartz/George Washington University)
The George Washington University
Monday, January 13, 2020
The solar industry has a chance to shape the larger narrative on energy justice, and advance social equity by ensuring energy security for all socioeconomic levels. Community solar is an extremely viable solution to challenge energy inequality.
Tags: community solar, Income Equality, low-income solar, Renewable Energies, climate change, storyfest2020
A Brood X cicada on a leaf (Bill Nino/Unsplash).
George Washington University
Tuesday, March 15, 2022
During the Brood X cicada emergence in the spring of 2021, an entomologist used environmental education to alleviate fear and spark fascination about the insects among Washington, D.C. elementary school students.
Tags: Environmental Education, youth, storyfest2022
JoRee LaFrance and Alexander Cotnoir, making the Indigenous Correspondents Program announcement at the 2022 Planet Forward Summit in April, on stage with Frank Sesno. (PlanetForward.org)
Planet Forward
Tuesday, September 27, 2022
Planet Forward’s Senior Editor and Education Lead Lisa Palmer talks to Alexander Cotnoir and JoRee LaFrance about the Indigenous Correspondents Program and the future they envision for the program.
Tags: Indigenous, indigenous correspondent program, storytelling, education, environmental justice, nature
Found in the Goodwill bins, costing less than $5, and customized with paint pens by myself (left), and my friend Surana (right) [@Suranamacfarlane] Instagram. These beat-up Nike sneakers exemplify the endless potential that lies in pre-loved items. (Madison Paulus)
George Washington University
Friday, January 27, 2023
This story delves into my relationship with fast fashion, thrifting, and the ethical and environmental implications of each.
Celia Ledón at the Innovation Center at George Washington University. (Erica Wortham)
George Washington University
Wednesday, February 15, 2023
Cuban artist and costume designer, Celia Ledón, works with George Washington University students in preparation for an upcoming installation at the Kennedy Center’s RiverRun Festival.