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University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
The University of Tennessee’s Living Light house is engineered with an innovative design that maximizes visibility and natural light without sacrificing efficiency.
Tags: Technology, solar, Green, Green building, Efficiency, engineering, innovation, Solar Energy, sustainable, renewable
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Next week on Bloomberg West, we'll be featuring an idea straight out of the Terminator movie seri--er, Michigan State University, rather.
Turn off the lights and open up the curtains to save on energy. (Nieuw/Creative Commons)
The George Washington University, Spring 2016 Editorial Intern
Tuesday, March 15, 2016
Develop the habit of being energy conscious. This benefits both the environment and your wallet.
Tags: energy, save energy, thermostat, saving water
Northwestern University
Tuesday, February 07, 2017
As the pace of sea level rise accelerates around Puerto Rico, families are raising their furniture on milk crates and building second floors on their homes to adapt to the changes.
Tags: climate change, climate adaptation, puerto rico, islands, sea level rise, storyfest2017
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Friday, March 09, 2018
In order to proactively conserve the environment, students at the University of Hawai'i use psycho-social research techniques to address the root causes of environmental issues.
Tags: Environmental Psychology, Clean Oceans, clean water, hawaii, Beaches, storyfest2018
A picture of me from when I was younger, standing in an orchard on my grandparents' farm. (Lei Zhi Kun)
University of Georgia
Monday, October 10, 2022
Floating back in time–to a village in China. Grandma’s village.
Tags: rural dwellings, farm, Little Village, China, reflections
Western Michigan University
Friday, March 14, 2014
CLA 2014 VOTING OVERALL WINNER: Western Michigan University looks to create transformative, system-level change on campus.
Tags: American College and University Presidents' Climate Commitment, sustainability, Social Learning, Campus Sustainability, Action Research, climate leadership awards 2014, Western Michigan University
George Washington University
Monday, December 14, 2020
Climate change is not the great equalizer. Perhaps this characteristic makes it more difficult for some of us to agree that the threat is real.
Tags: climate science, climate politics, global warming, climate change, politics, op-ed, opinion
Planet Forward FAO Fellow | University of Oklahoma
Monday, January 13, 2020
This is an eco-poem that highlights the lessons we can learn from the Galapagos Giant Tortoise and Sea Turtle. The inspiration for this piece was an amazing opportunity granted to me by Planet Forward Storyfest and Lindblad Expeditions.
Tags: sea turtle, Tortoise, galapagos2019, conservation, endemic species, storyfest winner
Elon University
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
EDITOR’S PICK: The average dairy cow produces 148 pounds of manure per day. With 45,000 dairy cows, North Carolina has an annual manure production of 6 billion pounds. What if that waste could be used to power a house?