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Tuesday, January 26, 2010
BRISTOL, RI __ Roger Williams University converted a diesel-shuttle to bio-diesel machine that runs on spent Canola oil.
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Tuesday, January 26, 2010
BRISTOL, RI __ Roger Williams University converted one of its diesel buses to run on canola oil. Planet Forward takes you beneath the machine for a Q&A with the mechanic.
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Monday, December 14, 2009
New Bedford, Mass., is the only city in a 60-mile radius of Boston that isn't networked into the commuter rail system. Roger Williams University students look at how a station might reduce the carbon footprint for the region.
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Friday, February 12, 2010
A group of college students look at the water situation and dream up their own filtered water bottle. Planet Forward (RWU) 2.0 has this look.
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Wednesday, January 27, 2010
BRISTOL, RI __ During the last decade, the Toyota Prius exploded on the scene and has since become the icon for the Hybrid car movement. Science aside, how is the Prius to the social fabric of the automotive culture here in the United States?
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Wednesday, January 27, 2010
BRISTOL, RI __ Professor Chris Menton bikes to work nearly every day knowing with every trip he's reducing his carbon footprint. Planet Forward (RWU) offers this look inside his world.
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Wednesday, January 27, 2010
PORTSMOUTH, RI __ In 2009, this little New England community raised its own wind turbine to generate its own power supply. A year later, Planet Forward (RWU) returns to Portsmouth to see what the fuss was all about.
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Tuesday, January 26, 2010
There are many ways to change your Carbon Footprint. Gabe offers some lifestyle advice.
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Tuesday, January 26, 2010
BRISTOL, RI __ Wind power has a viable future and, as RWU Professor Elefterios Pavlides points out, it's not the technology that's slowing its growth down, it's the politics. Planet Forward (RWU) spoke with him about the subject.
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Monday, January 18, 2010
BRISTOL, RI __ Here at Roger Williams University, 17 students are working hard to create a catalog of videos on sustainability issues: This year, the topic is Carbon Footprint, and the team is finding curious and creative ways to illustrate that i