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Planet Forward Senior Correspondent | New York University
Thursday, February 06, 2020
Bhutan, a small nation located in the Himalayan mountains, offset its carbon emissions more than what it produces (AKA carbon negativity) because of four key policy decisions.
Tags: sustainability, politics, Bhutan, green solutions, environmental policy
National Geographic and Planet Forward
Thursday, February 24, 2011
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The George Washington University
Tuesday, June 16, 2015
How does desalination technology answer the need for water in California and why is it not used exclusively as the state's drought stretches on?
Tags: Desalination, california, drought
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The George Washington University
Monday, January 13, 2020
The solar industry has a chance to shape the larger narrative on energy justice, and advance social equity by ensuring energy security for all socioeconomic levels. Community solar is an extremely viable solution to challenge energy inequality.
Tags: community solar, Income Equality, low-income solar, Renewable Energies, climate change, storyfest2020
Sun-dried candlefish, also known as hooligan, eulachon, and oolichan. (Brodie Guy/Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0))
George Washington University
Thursday, June 30, 2022
Today, petroleum is one of Alaska's main exports, but the use of oil in the region goes back thousands of years to the Tlingit people's harvesting of lipid-dense and flammable candlefish. Can this history illuminate a way to a green-fueled future?
Tags: oil, energy, storyfest, Alaska, whaling, Indigenous Knowledge, astonishing alaska
Agroecology in practice: One of Moses Kansanga's agroecology projects in Malawi studies the local practice of intercropping cereal crops and legumes to better understand ecological synergies and how they can be leveraged to increase productivity while supporting healthy local ecosystems and communities. (Moses Kansanga)
Planet Forward Correspondent | George Washington University
Monday, January 23, 2023
Understanding agroecology as a framework to include ecological and social justice frameworks in agriculture, with professor of Geography and International Affairs, Moses Kansanga, Ph.D.
Tags: agroecology, sustainable agriculture, Africa, storyfest2023
Planet Forward
Thursday, September 05, 2013
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Seaweed harvesting in the Philippines. (ILCP (IDB) via Flickr/CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)
University of the Philippines Los Baños
Wednesday, February 15, 2023
Seaweed may help solve the plastic pollution problem, with a little help from materials researchers at Flinders University in Australia and a German biomaterials developer.
Tags: plastic pollution, plastic alternatives
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Planet Forward Correspondent | Arizona State University
Tuesday, March 07, 2023
From runoff pollution to drought preparedness, here are four of the most pressing issues facing water in California.
Tags: Water, california, pollution, drought, flood management
For the physical component of my Senior Capstone Project, I designed a field guide booklet that provides designers with a basic understanding surrounding sustainability as well as outlines ways designers can advocate for sustainable solutions within their own projects.
George Washington University
Thursday, April 30, 2020
There's much to unpack within the sustainability movement of design, and it’s becoming increasingly important for designers to open dialogues surrounding what role they play in this movement.
Tags: design, packaging, Packaging waste, Food Waste, fast fashion, sustainable fashion
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