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Planet Forward
Monday, April 16, 2012
Planet Forward was proud to host the video competition for Second Nature's Climate Leadership Award Finalists. Schools from across the country submitted videos and competed to win the title.
Founding Director, Planet Forward
Monday, April 06, 2020
This year’s Storyfest Awards weren't announced from the stage at the Planet Forward Summit as usual, in the name of social distancing. But we still wanted to share with you the amazing stories entered by students from every region of the country.
Tags: storyfest2020, storyfest winner, Competition, Journalism, environmental storytelling
Planet Forward, George Washington University School of Media and Public Affairs
Monday, October 19, 2015
We love these Instagram accounts for their shots of the environment and the planet.
Tags: Instagram, social media, Environment, parks, yosemite, climate change

Tom led Planet Forward's 2017 Storyfest winners to Camp 41 in the Amazon rainforest, outside of Manaus, Brazil. Also pictured, from left behind Tom, Frank Sesno, Josh Ettinger, and Zé Luís Carmago. (Dan Reed/Planet Forward)
Founding Director, Planet Forward
Monday, December 27, 2021
Our beloved friend and Planet Forward Advisory Council member passed away on Christmas Day. We remember and celebrate a remarkable life.
Tags: Tom Lovejoy, brazil, Amazon, conservation, Biodiversity, education, obituary

2021 Planet Forward Summit host Frank Sesno in conversation with NBC’s Today Show weatherman Al Roker.
George Washington University
Thursday, May 06, 2021
Here are five methods to make climate change more relevant to your audience from the guest speakers at the 2021 Planet Forward Summit.
Tags: climate, climate change, science reporting, Journalism, writing, pfsummit21
Digital Media Producer, Planet Forward
Monday, November 17, 2014
How to get your idea on National Geographic’s new blog
George Washington University
Thursday, July 21, 2022
Climate change doesn't just exist in data but before our eyes. Lindblad Expeditions naturalist Tim Martin explains that the rust-colored trimlines imprinted on Alaskan mountains paint a clear picture of glacial recession.
Tags: glaciers, sea level rise, Water, ice, astonishing alaska, geology, Lindblad Expeditions
Planet Forward Intern/Marymount University
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
Harvest time brings lots of food-centric holidays. We consider the amount of hidden water that goes into food production, from seed to table.
Tags: Water, agriculture, Footprint, sustainable agriculture, sustainable living
Thursday, November 11, 2010
This blog post was originally published on The Energy Blog, a project of Planet Forward and National Geographic

A pelican spreads its wings to dry in a darkened alcove in the Galápagos. (Photos by Cate Twining-Ward)
Planet Forward Senior Correspondent
Wednesday, March 02, 2022
When we think of the Galápagos islands, we think of the incredible biodiversity that once inspired Darwin’s theory of evolution. But what many of us don’t learn about is the humans who also live here.