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The Energy Resilience and Conservation Investment Program solar microgrid project at Fort Hunter Liggett in California is managed by the Sacramento District. (John Prettyman/U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)
George Washington University
Monday, May 20, 2019
A closer look at Lilker EMO Energy Solutions LLC, a sustainable energy consulting firm in Falls Church, Virginia, that is helping lead America's energy transformation.
Tags: renewable energy, green energy, energy, Carbon emissions, residential energy, energy audit, storyfest2020
(Photoillustration by Sejal Govindarao. Image courtesy Canva; screenshot of The Earth Institute at Columbia University)
Planet Forward FAO Fellow | George Washington University
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
Nordic nations are known for their sustainability-first approach to life. Now, universities in the United States are taking a similar approach when integrating sustainability into academia.
Tags: sustainability, Colleges and Universities, columbia, colorado state university, higher education, GW, storyfest2021
Planet Forward, GWU School of Media and Public Affairs
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Is the roof of a bus prime space for a garden? Can a fleet of them bring green space to a city? One entrepreneur says "yes."
Tags: urban gardening, public transportation, Green Public Transit, food truck
The author, Francesca Edralin, stands before the COP26 sign in Glasgow. (Image courtesy Francesca Edralin)
George Washington University
Tuesday, November 23, 2021
Despite all advocating for the same issue of climate change, the energies and objectives of each space at COP26 were actually quite different. But what we need is to work together.
Tags: cop26, essay, Climate Change Conference, collaboration, Climate Change Agreement
(Chris LeBoutillier/Unplash)
Planet Forward Correspondent | George Washington University
Wednesday, March 23, 2022
Some scientists envision a futuristic device that could use solar energy to convert CO2 pollution into a more useful molecule. A new study from Nature brings us one important step closer.
Tags: storyfest2022, greenhouse gas emissions, research study, chemistry
The author on Crane Beach in Massachusetts on a cold and rainy day. (Photo courtesy Lisa Pemstein)
Planet Forward Correspondent | George Washington University
Monday, November 14, 2022
Climate Hits Home | Sea-level rise is threatening Crane Beach, Massachusetts: An important source of local revenue, an essential nesting site for Piping Plovers, and my life-long happy place.
Tags: New England, Beaches, coastal flooding, Climate Hits Home, essay, coastal erosion
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack toured Tuskegee University in December, 2022 to announce new environmental funding. (Jacquelyn Carlisle)
Tuskegee University
Monday, March 06, 2023
Tuskegee University is one of several institutions to have recently received major funding to fight climate change and improve agricultural conditions in Alabama.
Tags: agriculture, HBCUs, Climate-Smart, Climate-Smart Commodities
Planet Forward Correspondent | University of Mississippi
Tuesday, February 11, 2020
Planet Forward founder Frank Sesno shares what motivated him to transition from CNN stalwart to champion and educator of the next generation of environmental storytellers.
Tags: storyfest2020, frank sesno, planet forward, cnn, storytelling, Journalism
Digital Media Producer, Planet Forward
Monday, January 26, 2015
What did we learn when we attended the Food Tank summit? That we've got to stop wasting food, for one. Here are our top five tips.
Tags: food tank, summit, food innovation
(Sam Bradway/Planet Forward)
Middlebury College
Tuesday, January 17, 2017
Ruby Woodside, a fellow at Second Nature, discusses what carbon neutrality will look like in the coming year, now that several major institutions have gone entirely Carbon Neutral.