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Northwestern University
Wednesday, September 29, 2021
As reported by Julia MacCary, carbon offsets, monetary investments into global projects that reduce carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to counterbalance one’s emissions, have grown in popularity. But do they stand up to scrutiny?
Tags: transportation, Carbon Offsets, aviation, Business & Economics, biofuel, storyfest2022
(Lisa Palmer/PlanetForward.org)
Mandela Washington Fellow
Friday, September 09, 2022
Ten weeks of this past summer have made the most defining moments of my career, my personal and my professional development in journalism. I have been in the United States of America enriching and being enriched by local U.S.
Sewanee
Thursday, April 01, 2021
Plastic. The word strikes fear and disgust in the hearts and minds of many. But what if it could save the planet? Let me explain.
Tags: plastic pollution, plastic waste, climate resilience, urban resilience, storyfest2021
Senior Writer, Planet Forward
Thursday, January 21, 2016
To debrief on COP21, public and private sector leaders, students and academics came together to discuss the agreement and what it means.
Tags: COP21, Paris, climate change, Climate Change Agreement, local government, state government
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George Washington University
Wednesday, December 14, 2022
Extreme heat is affecting our bodies in subtle ways. Here's how mental and physical health will be afflicted as the planet heats up.
Tags: extreme heat, health, public health, urban infrastructure, mental health
Large-billed tern patrol the skies of the Amazon. The sounds of birds and insects can be heard reverberating throughout the Amazon. (Photo by Carrick Palmer)
Princeton University
Tuesday, October 17, 2017
Planet Forward led an expedition into the Amazon where students were inspired by its biodiversity. Read how the ambient sounds of the forest can be likened to an orchestra; where even the faintest obstruction of sound disrupts the symphony.
Tags: Amazon, Biodiversity, Planet Forward in the Amazon, brazil, Camp41, Storyfest 2017, storyfest2018
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 Intern/Marymount University
Friday, September 25, 2015
There's a reason ramen is so popular among college students — the price. Is it possible, on a student's budget, to not only eat a balanced diet (hint: put down the ramen) but also shop and eat sustainably? We explore how to do it.
Tags: organic, organic food, budget
Razorback suckers are endemic to the Colorado River Basin and have been listed as endangered since 1991. Thanks to an intensive breeding and stocking program, numbers of the fish have increased in parts of the river and its tributaries. (Photo by Luke Runyon/KUNC)
Arizona State University
Tuesday, October 16, 2018
Fish in the Colorado River are a product of harsh conditions. But human interference in the rivers they call home has pushed a few to the edge of extinction. Luke Runyon of KUNC reports.
Tags: cronkitenews, elemental, fishing, endangered species, endangered, fish, food
George Washington University
Tuesday, November 24, 2015
Kiran Bhatraju and Ryan Nesbitt created Arcadia Power two years ago. Their company has since grown exponentially and is powering the country with wind in all 50 states.