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Wednesday, January 05, 2011
I found this federal bureaucracy on the web. Sent them my idea that could save the morale of our citizens and reduce so much unnecessary suffering when the price of [imported] oil shoots up. So far I have received no reply.
Tags: transportation, sustainability, education, Government, Job Training, Policy, Clean Tech, electric cars, empower morale
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Illinois' students approved a student green fee, which enabled them to achieve $12 million in energy savings, decrease energy usage by 19%, and water usage by 16% since 2008.
Tags: ACUPCC, climate action plan, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, illinois, energy usage, water usage
Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IaaC)
Thursday, March 24, 2016
Projects like the Smart Floating Farms can help change some of the existing paradigms which have led us to the present situation and open new possibilities which can improve the quality of human life and the environment.
Tags: aquaculture, floating farms, farming fish, fish farms, oceans, farming
Planet Forward Correspondent | Georgetown University
Wednesday, May 09, 2018
Anand Varma blew us away with stories that were both bizarre and beautiful, and shared how biology and photography go hand-in-hand.
Tags: summit2018, pfsummit18, national geographic, photography, perspective
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Tags: Mississippi River, Flooding, Mississippi Flooding 2011
Senior Writer, Planet Forward
Monday, September 28, 2015
Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés had recently vanquished Mexico the last time California’s snowpack was as low as it is today.
Tags: california, drought, water conservation
Fruitcycle diverts landfill-bound fruits and vegetables and turns them into snacks. (Screenshot from Fruitcycle website.)
George Washington University
Wednesday, April 06, 2016
D.C. may be a great hub for good food, but it’s also a huge hub for food waste.
Tags: Food Waste, ugly fruit, ugly vegetables, food waste prevention
Friday, April 20, 2012
In case you might have missed it, Planet Forward's highly anticipated Innovation Summit took place this past Tuesday, April 17th 2012 at GW's Foggy Bottom Campus.
Tags: GWMoving
Collage by Victoria Smith.
Condé Nast College of Fashion and Design
Wednesday, February 15, 2023
The partnership between the fungi kingdom and the fashion industry is fueling exciting innovations that scale and replace synthetic materials with plastic free mycelium materials, specifically leathers.
Tags: textiles, materials, mycelium, mushrooms, Fashion
(Photo courtesy Andreas Carlgren)
Loyola University Chicago
Thursday, July 26, 2018
Sweden's former Minister of the Environment, Andreas Carlgren, instructs students at The Newman Institute in Uppsala, Sweden, and in this Q&A, provides unique insight into the environmental consciousness that pervades the country.