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Planet Forward
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Water is often called the "canary in the coal mine" of climate change--how we use, save and clean our water will be a big indicator of how well we adapt to the changing climate. Do you have an idea for keeping the water flowing?
Thursday, May 10, 2012
I’ve been reporting on shale gas for four years now.
"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
(Tuna Ölger/Pixabay)
SUNY-ESF Chief Sustainability Officer
Friday, October 22, 2021
The Road to COP26 | "It was with resolve that I started to work on climate-related issues, although I didn’t know at the time I was focused on what was an emerging existential crisis."
Tags: cop26, climate change, Climate Change Agreement, glasgow, climate policy, hope
(Nate Mach/University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Planet Forward Correspondent | University of Wisconsin - Madison
Tuesday, January 22, 2019
A Madison, Wisconsin-based dream of a hydroponics-driven future: How one student organization hopes to inspire others to embrace clean, sustainable urban agriculture.
Tags: urban agriculture, sustainable agriculture, Hydroponics, food deserts, food insecurity, grassroots, urban farming, pfcorrespondent, storyfest2019
A member of Laal, Rokeya Begum, waters the plants already potted. (Courtesy of Sahreen Quadir)
SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry
Wednesday, January 11, 2023
Despite the many struggles that Bangladeshi women face as immigrants to New York City, a community garden is providing a space for healing.
Tags: Social Justice, environmental justice, Community Garden, Women Empowerment
GWU School of Media and Public Affairs
Monday, April 28, 2014
GW Distinguished Fellow Tara Sonenshine issues a call for global food diplomacy.
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
(Rescuing Leftover Cuisine)
George Washington University
Friday, August 17, 2018
Rescuing Leftover Cuisine is a New York-based nonprofit founded by Robert Lee, who was selected for the 2016 Forbes 30 under 30 for social entrepreneurship.
Tags: Food Waste, food recovery, carbon dioxide, CO2, Carbon emissions, nonprofit, storyfest2019
The construction of Rochester, New York's Inner Loop not only damaged communities, but it also decreased pedestrian biking traffic, contributing to a car-centric infrastructure. As seen in this image, traffic volumes on the Inner Loop were never particularly high, which is one of the factors that led to its removal. (Doug Kerr/CC BY-SA 2.0)
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Friday, February 03, 2023
Proposed changes are coming to two expressways that have disrupted historically Black communities in different Upstate New York cities.