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Monday, January 04, 2021
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Shaylyn Warrior at the Lubbock, Texas, Climate Strike. (Codi Clark/Texas Tech University)
Planet Forward Correspondent | Texas Tech University
Tuesday, October 08, 2019
Despite growing up around the oil industry, Shaylyn Warrior talks about how she and others at the Lubbock, Texas, march think it's time the Southwest turns away from fossil fuel production.
Tags: climate action, climate change, strike, lubbock, texas, oil, action, green living, PFfaces, storyfest2020
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Some really cool robots are underwater! Shashank Priya, associate professor in mechanical engineering in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech, explains the small robot jellyfish, Robojelly.
Tuesday, February 08, 2011
Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin's Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC) are working to develop more efficient solar cells based on organic semiconductors. Their research will make solar cells much easier and cheaper to produce.
Tags: solar, Clean Tech, green energy, solar cells, Center for Nano- and Molecular Science and Technology, Energy Frontier Research Center, loren kaake, nanotechnology, semiconductors, xiaoyang zhu
Planet Forward Correspondent | Texas Tech University
Monday, January 27, 2020
Texas is known nationwide as being home to cotton, cattle, and oil booms. But renewable energy industries are quickly gaining popularity in the state.
Tags: storyfest2020, wind, turbines, energy, Green, rural, Urban, texas, industry, Ecology and Economics
Monday, January 10, 2011
The geothermal industry gets its first big lobbyist. Will this help expand on a lagging form of clean energy production?
Tags: Policy, Clean Tech, geothermal, politics, IDEA, Toronto, dan ellis, thermal, geothermal exchange organization
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Multimedia Editor, Planet Forward
Tuesday, September 06, 2022
This year's team hails from 12 different universities from across the country. Click through to learn more about the exceptional students selected for our 22-23 cohort.
Planet Forward
Wednesday, August 29, 2018
Congratulations to our 2018-2019 team of Planet Forward Correspondents! Read below to learn more about the exceptional team of students selected, and be sure to click through to see their full profiles:
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Multimedia Editor, Planet Forward
Tuesday, September 06, 2022
We are excited to announce our 2022-2023 Planet Forward Correspondents! Get to know them below:
Our 2022-2023 Senior Correspondents:
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Planet Forward
Monday, February 27, 2023
The quality of entries this year was absolutely inspiring. After much deliberating, we’re excited to announce the finalists of this year's competition!