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"Locally and globally, only the action of the people saves the climate," the sign says. Demonstrators at the Paris Climate Accord urge people to ignore political standstill and take action, which is exactly what U.S. corporations have been doing in the wake of Trump's withdrawal from the agreement. (Flickr)
State University College at Buffalo
Thursday, September 21, 2017
In the wake of Trump pulling out of the Paris Climate Accord, states and local governments are pulling together to combat climate change.
Tags: global warming, Paris Climate Accord, Paris Climate Agreement, U.S Climate Alliance, local government, sustainability, emmissions
Co-founder of Cedillo’s Produce Dulce Morales standing before the farm’s hoop house. (Astry Rodriguez)
Northwestern University
Monday, January 09, 2023
Many South and West Side neighborhoods of Chicago tragically face food insecurity. Locally growing produce has been a strategy employed in backyards, urban farms and community gardens to combat this issue and address food quality concerns.
Tags: community gardens, urban farming, local produce, microgreens
A towering sand dune in Wadi Rum. (Farzona Comnas/George Washington University)
George Washington University
Friday, November 12, 2021
Climate Hits Home | Jordan's deserts and rocky landscapes have been beloved by Hollywood and cinephiles for decades, yet the country has seen deadly flash floods. How are local environmentalists to respond?
Tags: Climate Hits Home, drought, Flood, Jordan, Middle East and North Africa, mitigation, storyfest2022
Planet Forward
Tuesday, April 04, 2017
A Q&A with our finalists in the Visionary category.
Tags: storyfest2017
(Tom Saunders/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
George Washington University
Thursday, February 09, 2023
In this podcast, I interview three leaders from various industries about multilateral approaches to sustainability policy and the different ways that considerations for the planet, our people, and prosperity should inform these decisions.
Tags: people, planet, prosperity, progress, podcast, interview, corporations, teamwork, multi-sectoral solutions
George Washington University
Thursday, February 22, 2018
The popular imagination may think of agriculture as Mom and Dad with a pitchfork, but today’s Nebraskan corn farm is probably the furthest thing from the average arm-chair-futurist’s daydreams of farming reality.
Tags: pfinnebraska, Nebraska, precision agriculture, agriculture, farm, storyfest2018
Rooftop solar panels provide some of Hypatia Cooperative's electricity. (Seeger Gray)
Northwestern University
Wednesday, January 04, 2023
Residents of housing cooperatives can use less energy on average and collaborate on environmental goals, combining affordable housing with sustainable living.
Tags: co-ops, heating and cooling, utilities, cooperatives, communities, Alternative housing, affordable housing, multifamily housing, lower electricity bills, low heating bills
Saturday, September 03, 2011
System 1 is a self-contained fully functional greywater collection, processing and disbursement system. The system runs on greywater collected from the house’s laundry system, bathtub/shower drains and rainwater.
Jordan Welch talks to her grandfather Charlie Payne on July 20 in Concordia. Charlie Payne purchased the Payne family’s land more than 60 years ago, and he still helps out in an advisory capacity on the farm. (Jia Wu/Columbia Missourian)
University of Missouri
Wednesday, February 08, 2023
Climate change is redrawing the agricultural map of the United States. As corn becomes less economically viable with changing Midwestern weather patterns, farmers look to a more diverse future.
Tags: climate smart agriculture, climate change, Midwest, conventional farming, corn, soy, sheep, chestnuts, regenerative agriculture
Biology student Selah Phillips collects algae at the Pacora River. She hopes the oil she has extracted from the algae can be processed into sustainable biodiesel. (Maddie Burakoff/Medill)
Northwestern University
Friday, June 29, 2018
Maddie Burakoff of Medill reports that at eco-institute Kalu Yala, researchers seek out environmental solutions in the midst of one of the most biodiverse regions in the world, but grapple with sustaining their own progress.