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The Dupont Circle Fountain is a lively D.C. attraction and the center of a popular WalkUP. (Creative Commons)
George Washington University
Friday, March 03, 2017
Whether you’ve narrowly avoided an aggressive driver, or have only experienced L.A.'s traffic jams through “La La Land’s” opening musical number, just hearing the words driving and city in the same sentence can drive you crazy.
Tags: cities, Urban Sustainability, WalkUPs, walkable urbanism, metro, Infrastructure, climate change, storyfest2017
Dr. Garneau presenting research on her RoadkillGarneau project back in 2012. (Gerianne Downs/SUNY-Plattsburgh)
Planet Forward Correspondent | SUNY-Plattsburgh
Monday, February 28, 2022
Dr. Danielle Garneau, wildlife ecologist, is an attentive driver. The serpentine roads of upstate New York, which she drives along daily, are trafficked with possible hazards –– but what she's really scouting for is roadkill.
Tags: citizen science, ecology, Roadkill, Technology, Biodiversity, research, Data Collection, iNaturalist, education, storyfest2022
Wednesday, June 06, 2012
Timothy Considine and Robert Watson: Do those names ring a bell?
Tags: fracking, SUNY Buffalo, considine, report
The George Washington University
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
As infrastructure ages and disasters become more common public grids start to become unreliable. Local microgrids may be one solution.
Tags: smart grids, disasters, microgrids, dr shalom, blackouts, local grids, smart energy
EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy said, "The challenges today are not a question of if we have the the opportunity to make progress on these issues but how do we act when we can’t see the problems?” (Photo: GWU)
Senior Writer, Planet Forward
Thursday, April 28, 2016
Effective storytelling rests at the nexus of innovations seeking to address the urgent social and environmental sustainability challenges facing cities across the globe. This was the overarching theme of the 2016 Planet Forward Summit.
Tags: sustainable cities, Urban, food, transportation, GW
Planet Forward, George Washington University School of Media and Public Affairs
Monday, September 29, 2014
Bill Hohenstein
Thursday, April 19, 2012
The growing role of natural gas in the U.S. energy mix continues to confound and divide renewable energy experts and investors. Is America’s abundant supply of shale gas a boon for the renewable industry, or undercutting it?
Tags: natural gas, fracking, solar wind
SUNY-ESF
Friday, January 29, 2021
At the Syracuse Cooperative Market, I've found a thread of influence amongst the staff, members, and the rest of the community, uniting us with a sense of social responsibility and compassion for each other.
Tags: sustainability, Community, co-ops, cooperatives, food, food accessibility, food security, Social Justice, storyfest2021
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.