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Digital Media Producer, Planet Forward
Monday, January 26, 2015
What did we learn when we attended the Food Tank summit? That we've got to stop wasting food, for one. Here are our top five tips.
Tags: food tank, summit, food innovation
Victoria Gonzalez, a 2019 alumnus of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, sits in front of Project Grow Love, the garden she started to commemorate the victims of the 2018 mass shooting.
George Washington University
Friday, February 07, 2020
For the survivors and those affected by the 2017 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School mass shooting in Parkland Fla., the pain, anger and grief has produced many results- from the national movement of March for Our Lives fighting for gun
Tags: local gardens, healing, Parkland, storyfest2020
(Photo by Viktoriia Ponomarenko)
Planet Forward Senior Correspondent
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
The invention of plastic has transformed human life. Plastics are incredibly convenient, and far more affordable than alternative materials. However, the downsides are overwhelming.
Tags: plastics, microplastics, nanoplastics, Clean Air, clean water, pollution, plastic pollution, storyfest2021, science communication
Volunteers work together to organize food at the San Francisco Marin Food Bank (Photo by Sejal Govindarao).
Planet Forward FAO Fellow | George Washington University
Friday, September 03, 2021
The city of San Francisco and local organizations innovated to serve food insecure populations during the pandemic. Can food initiatives have the infrastructure to be durable?
Tags: food insecurity, COVID, San Francisco, Policy, Community, Non Profits, FAO Fellows 2021
George Washington University
Tuesday, January 17, 2017
Josh Lasky took an alternative approach to sustainability education after his work experience and Cards Against Humanity inspired him to create the game Wilted Green to promote sustainability discussions through fun.
Tags: education, climate change, sustainability, Office of Sustainability, storyfest2017
The George Washington University
Friday, December 05, 2014
Want the benefits of farming without the hassle of actually doing it? A CSA may be for you.
Tags: CSA, local food, seasonal, food miles, fresh food, local, Carbon emissions
(Sam Bradway/Planet Forward)
Middlebury College
Tuesday, January 17, 2017
Ruby Woodside, a fellow at Second Nature, discusses what carbon neutrality will look like in the coming year, now that several major institutions have gone entirely Carbon Neutral.
Tags: carbon neutrality, Middlebury College, energy, greenhouse gas emissions
Planet Forward, The George Washington University School of Media and Public Affairs
Monday, November 10, 2014
A Readout from Planet Forward’s Salon on Women, Climate Change & Agriculture
Tags: women, feeding the planet, feed the future, NASA, salon, farming
The George Washington University
Thursday, February 02, 2017
I'm going on a necessary journey to find examples of environmental science being told as an interesting story.
Tags: communication, science communication, communicating science, storytelling, sustainability
Uganda cob. (Pixabay)
Planet Forward Senior Correspondent
Thursday, September 17, 2020
To prevent or at least forestall the next pandemic, we clearly have an obligation to examine and prevent the practices that promote close contact between humans and wildlife, particularly bushmeat hunting and deforestation.