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Franklin & Marshall College
Friday, April 02, 2021
In Washington D.C., urban agriculture organizations are finding innovative methods to provide food access to Black residents and inspire systemic change.
Tags: storyfest2021, food, food justice, sustainable agriculture, urban agriculture
Planet Forward Senior Correspondent | New York University
Thursday, December 10, 2020
What is precision agriculture? How can the use of drone technology, information services and artificial intelligence assist farmers in maximizing their productivity while emphasizing sustainability?
Tags: precision agriculture, Green Tech, artificial intelligence, Resource efficiency
The Ecosia search engine. (Photo courtesy Ecosia.)
Planet Forward Correspondent | Georgetown University
Thursday, May 24, 2018
The search engine Ecosia plants trees with partners from around the world with their ad revenue.
Tags: trees, web browser, internet, Technology, Environment, forest, Seeding
The George Washington University
Monday, February 29, 2016
Tags: sustainable agriculture, urban agriculture, Urban Sustainability, feeding the planet, Hydroponics, modular design, integrated design, aeroponics, photovoltaic
Monday, January 04, 2010
Old and new technology in solar and wind technologies at a variety of other, can be applied
in, producing, developing environmentally friendly sources of clean electricity. Solar panels
Planet Forward/GWU
Sunday, September 15, 2013
ZANZIBAR, Tanzania - Meet the farmers of Umwamwema, a subsistence farming collective that is using simple innovations to change their fortunes.
Tags: Umwamwema, zanzibar, Tanzania, explorers, drip irrigation, irrigation, pesticides, Africa, farming community
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
The Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion plant at the HOST park in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
George Washington University
Thursday, March 02, 2017
A technology park in Hawai'i harnesses ocean temperature differences to power its sustainable development projects.
Tags: sustainability, OTEC, hawaii, NELH, storyfest2017
Planet Forward, The George Washington University School of Media and Public Affairs
Monday, November 03, 2014
Women have a huge impact on agriculture, but are we giving them the tools they need to help feed the planet? Planet Forward's next salon aims to find out.
Tags: women, gender, agricultural productivity, access
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George Washington University
Sunday, January 12, 2020
Today, we live in a world full of problems, from water crisis to climate change, from health issues to poverty. Now, imagine a world where people are well educated, and who can find solutions to these challenges.