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Planet Forward
Wednesday, April 05, 2017
A Q&A with our finalists in the 22nd Century category.
Tags: storyfest2017
The Ellicott City bridge among debris and boarded-up shop doors after the devastating 2016 flood (Photo Courtesy of Preservation Maryland/Creative Commons).
George Washington University
Sunday, November 15, 2020
The community of Ellicott City, MD is working together to protect against future devastating floods.
Tags: Maryland, flood prevention, Flood, flood management, environmental sustainability
Senior Writer, Planet Forward
Wednesday, November 18, 2015
Despite the recent tragedy, in a matter of weeks world leaders will converge on Paris for the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference.
Tags: COP21, Paris, Climate Change Conference, un
Loyola University Chicago
Friday, May 18, 2018
For my love of Nutella and the environment, I take a close look at one of the hazelnut spread's main ingredients: palm oil. Here's what I learned about it — and what companies are doing to reduce the environmental impact.
Tags: palm oil, nutella, farming, agriculture, rainforest, cosmetics
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
National Science Foundation
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Geologists drilling an exploratory geothermal well in 2009 in the Krafla volcano in Iceland met with a big surprise: underground lava, also called magma, flowed into the well at 2.1 kilometers (6,900 feet) depth.
Tags: Harness the Heat!
State University of New York: Environmental Sciences and Forestry
Monday, February 27, 2017
In order for us to save the loss of biodiversity in our world, we must start with what we can teach and save at home.
Tags: snake, snakes, Biodiversity, Environment, reptile, reptiles, storyfest2017, storyfest, experience
SUNY-ESF
Friday, March 03, 2017
This story is about a person's revelation of single use plastic and how it consumes our planet.
Tags: plastic, plastic bags, great pacific garbage patch, storyfest2017
Large-billed tern patrol the skies of the Amazon. The sounds of birds and insects can be heard reverberating throughout the Amazon. (Photo by Carrick Palmer)
Princeton University
Tuesday, October 17, 2017
Planet Forward led an expedition into the Amazon where students were inspired by its biodiversity. Read how the ambient sounds of the forest can be likened to an orchestra; where even the faintest obstruction of sound disrupts the symphony.
Tags: Amazon, Biodiversity, Planet Forward in the Amazon, brazil, Camp41, Storyfest 2017, storyfest2018
Sen. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Sunrise co-founder and Executive Director Varshini Prakash on Feb. 5, 2019. (Medill)
Northwestern University
Tuesday, February 05, 2019
At the State of the Union on Feb. 5, President Donald Trump never mentioned environmental issues and climate change, Medill's Kietryn Zychal reports.