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Minnesota 2020
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Minneapolis-based Project for Pride in Living ppl-inc.org strives to transform economic value in discarded consumer materials (mainly plastic bags and mattresses) while investing in the economic potential
Tags: recycling, economic development, employment, cradle to cradle
Minnesota 2020
Friday, March 23, 2012
The shelf-life of every day electronics seems to be getting shorter by the season.
Tags: reuse, recycle, electronics, landfills, toxic
Minnesota 2020
Friday, March 09, 2012
Streetlights cost millions of dollars every year in energy bills and equipment upkeep.
Tags: led, Hennepin County, Sustainable Cities and You!
Minnesota 2020
Friday, May 25, 2012
Experiential learning shows that sometimes the most effective educational tools are those outside classrooms. It's important to leave the textbook at home from time to time and hop into real life learning labs.
Tags: urban ecology
(Greta Hardy-Mittell)
Planet Forward Correspondent | Carleton College
Friday, January 31, 2020
How the Food Recovery Network fights food waste, food insecurity, and climate change—all at once.
Tags: Food Waste, food recovery network, Colleges and Universities, storyfest2020
The Everglades play an important part in the water cycle of South Florida. (U.S. National Park Service)
Planet Forward Reporter | SUNY Purchase
Friday, June 21, 2019
Florida's population is growing — and so is its demand for water. What can the Sunshine State do to bolster its freshwater reserves and restore balance to its ecosystem?
Tags: aquifer, florida, fresh water, Drinking Water, Desalination, Everglades, wetlands, springs, storyfest2020
Lamppa Manufacturing welder Levi Niemi works on the fire chamber of a wood furnace. (Austin Keating)
Northwestern - Medill
Thursday, April 26, 2018
Proposed changes in the deadline for new wood-fired furnace regulations is causing tension between manufacturers, the EPA, and Congress; some argue the economic stability of the industry relies on a delay.
Tags: wood, furnace, stove, boiler, lamppa, epa, particulate, pm 2.5
Founding Director, Planet Forward
Friday, April 09, 2021
Planet Foward announces the six winners of the Planet Forward Storyfest 2021 student storytelling competition.