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The tourist's role in the Cape Town water crisis

Tap water must be boiled before it is safe to drink. (Madeleine Pye/The George Washington University)

Madeleine Pye

The George Washington University

Tuesday, March 06, 2018

Living in the midst of a water crisis in South Africa gives a new perspective on water conservation.

Tags: clean water, South Africa, water conservation

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Kim Ossi

Associate Director, Planet Forward

Thursday, October 22, 2015

'The Little Water Molecule'

Joana Castro e Costa

George Washington University

Monday, March 29, 2021

"The Little Water Molecule" is a children's story that lightly teaches scientific concepts and water conservation through the eyes of a friendly molecule of water, who is in search of her missing proton.

Tags: Water, clean water, water conservation, science communication, storyfest2021

Bringing more environmental journalism to Cameroon

The author stands next to a statue of Nelson Mandela in front of a large, tan building. Both Beverly and Mandela hold up a raised fist.

(Lisa Palmer/PlanetForward.org)

Beverly Ndifoin

Mandela Washington Fellow

Friday, September 09, 2022

Ten weeks of this past summer have made the most defining moments of my career, my personal and my professional development in journalism. I have been in the United States of America enriching and being enriched by local U.S.

A Native space: Designing an Indigenous storytelling, mentorship program

JoRee LaFrance and Alexander Cotnoir, making the Indigenous Correspondents Program announcement at the 2022 Planet Forward Summit in April, on stage with Frank Sesno. (PlanetForward.org)

Planet Forward Staff

Planet Forward

Tuesday, September 27, 2022

Planet Forward’s Senior Editor and Education Lead Lisa Palmer talks to Alexander Cotnoir and JoRee LaFrance about the Indigenous Correspondents Program and the future they envision for the program.

Tags: Indigenous, indigenous correspondent program, storytelling, education, environmental justice, nature

Communicating The New Regulations On Coal

Tara Sonenshine

GWU School of Media and Public Affairs

Wednesday, June 04, 2014

Distinguished fellow Tara Sonenshine gives her take on how the Obama Administration needs to communicate their new plans for coal regulation

Tags: Obama Administration, barack obama, epa, regulations, coal

Celia Ledón: Turning waste into wonderful

A woman sits a busy work desk holding a tool to a piece of clear plastic. Art supplies cover the desk.

Celia Ledón at the Innovation Center at George Washington University. (Erica Wortham)

Anneliese Forlenza

George Washington University

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

Cuban artist and costume designer, Celia Ledón, works with George Washington University students in preparation for an upcoming installation at the Kennedy Center’s RiverRun Festival.