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GWU
Friday, May 29, 2015
You can't have a sustainable world without sustainable cities.
Tags: public space, urban ecology, city living, City planning, sustainable urban development
Saturday, December 26, 2009
Do everyday choices to reduce our carbon footprint make a real difference for the climate? Sure, when we add them all up, but most of us still want to know, “What’s in it for me?”
Tags: conservation, energy conservation, earth, aid, reward, savings
Planet Forward, George Washington University School of Media and Public Affairs
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
We all use water bottles, but if you're not filling up a reusable every time you're creating a lot of waste. Disposable bottles are convenient, and convenience determines what gets used - the folks at True2o think they might be able to bridge the...
Tags: green living, Water, recycling, water bottles, students
Digital Editor, Planet Forward
Wednesday, October 27, 2021
The Road to COP26 | You often hear conversations about how to convert climate change deniers into science believers. Yet I don’t see a cultural struggle for “hearts and minds,” but a material struggle for power.
Tags: cop26, climate change, Climate Change Agreement, glasgow, leadership, climate policy, youth
Digital Media Producer, Planet Forward
Thursday, April 02, 2015
Planet Forward Explorer Devin Greene meets the most literally salt-of-the-earth people possible in Ethiopia.
Tags: salt, ethiopia, China, globalization

Camp 41's amazing cooks — a team headed by the Brazilian grandmother we all wanted to adopt — kept the Planet Forward crew full of fresh, local fruits at breakfast and lunch. (Planet Forward)
Arizona State University
Thursday, August 10, 2017
Planet Forward led a student storytelling expedition to the Amazon. Read Sydney's story of how she found her sense of comunidade — “community” in Portuguese — as she turned every corner in Brazil.
Tags: fruits, Eat Your Locals, local food, brazil, Amazon, Camp41, rainforest, Planet Forward in the Amazon
Digital Media Producer, Planet Forward
Thursday, March 26, 2015
Interstellar posed a lot of interesting questions, and it turns out some scientists take these questions as seriously as potheads do. What are some of the real threats to life on Earth? Where do we go when life here becomes unsustainable?
Tags: Entertainment, blight, pathogens, soil, drought
Digital Media Producer, Planet Forward
Monday, March 07, 2016
Here are 10 tips for conducting an interview that could appear on Planet Forward and qualify for our Storyfest contest.
Tags: how-to planet forward, how-to, interview, tips

A hilltop on the McPheeters farm in Gothenburg, Nebraska, offers a great vantage point to survey the family's land. (Planet Forward staff)
Arizona State University
Wednesday, February 21, 2018
“I know that we (farmers) are an integral part of the ecosystem of the Earth,” Nebraska farmer Scott McPheeters said. “We need to make it sustainable for everybody. We have to do it well and do it right.”
Tags: agriculture, pfinnebraska, Nebraska, gothenburg, corn, Ethanol, food
Digital Media Producer, Planet Forward
Monday, November 17, 2014
How to get your idea on National Geographic’s new blog