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Planet Forward Intern/Marymount University
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
It can be tempting to give in and turn on the heat on the first cold night. That moment of weakness is also the moment you make your annual transformation into a winter energy hog.
Tags: energy efficiency, green living
UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism
Monday, February 27, 2017
Oakland resident Trinity Cross has turned her love of designing clothes into her own boutique, Field Day and Friends. The boutique sells Cross' own collection of women’s clothing made of reused and sustainable fabrics.
Tags: upcycling, green living, clothing, green business
The George Washington University
Thursday, October 16, 2014
FEATURED SELFIE: The answer to cleaning up and cooling off our cities might be over our heads - literally.
Tags: green roof, environmental sustainability, innovation
Urban Roots participants on a behind the scenes tour of the conservatory. (Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance)
Planet Forward Correspondent | Northwestern University
Friday, January 27, 2023
An employment opportunity at Garfield Park Conservatory in Chicago teaches teens how to become conservatory guides, while also providing a green education.
Tags: Green education, chicago, environmental justice, teen environmentalism, green jobs
The George Washington University
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Houses are getting bigger and using more energy while the families living inside them are getting smaller - what's going on?
Tags: green living, green house, energy consumption, house size
Friday, January 22, 2010
When we think of UPS, the first image that comes to mind is the brown UPS truck. Now I've seen a dozen clowns crowd into a VW Beetle, but I don't know of any way a global business like UPS could fit all the packages they ship into a Prius.
Tags: business, Economy, Green, UPS, New, fuel, operations
George Washington University
Monday, April 24, 2017
Urban trees need our help. One organization working in that area is Casey Trees, based in Washington, D.C.
Tags: casey trees, Urban Forestry, sustainability, green infrastructure
Saturday, January 22, 2011
The government should give grants to people that have their automobiles converted to LPG. It now costs about $1000 - 2000 to have a car converted. Most of this is profit for the service station doing the conversion.
Tags: transportation, Green, oil, Clean Tech, gas, efficient, automobiles
(Photo: Wikimedia Commons)
American University
Tuesday, December 06, 2016
At Sierra Club D.C.'s screening of "The True Cost," American University students learned about the environmental and social impact of the fashion industry.