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Community solar: Fighting climate change and income inequality

(Mackenzie Swartz/George Washington University)

The George Washington University

Monday, January 13, 2020

The solar industry has a chance to shape the larger narrative on energy justice, and advance social equity by ensuring energy security for all socioeconomic levels. Community solar is an extremely viable solution to challenge energy inequality.

Tags: community solar, Income Equality, low-income solar, Renewable Energies, climate change, storyfest2020

Six Things You Missed This Summer

Karen Chen

Planet Forward, The George Washington University

Monday, August 31, 2015

If you were out watching summer blockbusters, enjoying outdoor concerts or lounging in the sun while on holiday, and haven’t kept up with the news the past few months, we’re here to fill you in!

Tags: aquifer, Journalism, religion, public health, sea level rise, climate change

House panel OKs bills to rein in mining around Grand Canyon

Democrats on the House Natural Resources Committee voted repeatedly to reject Republican amendments to bills that would limit mining around the Grand Canyon and slow uranium mining, before voting to pass the bills out of committee Wednesday. (Miranda Faulkner/Cronkite News)

Cronkite News

Arizona State University

Thursday, July 18, 2019

Democratic lawmakers beat back a series of Republican amendments before advancing bills to restrict mining around the Grand Canyon and on other tribal lands, Miranda Faulkner reports.

Tags: cronkitenews, elemental, Arizona, Mining, National Parks, politics, storyfest2020

Wasteful Welfare for Dirty Energy

Mike Casey

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Tags: coal, subsidies, clean energy, Fossil Energy

Michigan governor aims to shut down oil pipeline; fierce court battles expected

The Mighty Mac towers over the blue waters of the Straits of Mackinac; hundreds of feet below the surface lurks Line 5. (Jenna Spray/Medill)

Medill News Service

Northwestern University

Friday, January 15, 2021

The decision to revoke the easement allowing a crude oil pipeline — Line 5 — to operate comes after more than 15 months of investigation into possible environmental and safety risks, reports Jenna Spray for Medill.

Tags: michigan, oil spill, gas, great lakes, pipeline, Fossil Fuels

Looking to the sky to appreciate what’s on Earth

Colin Boyle

Planet Forward Correspondent | Northwestern University

Thursday, January 03, 2019

You wouldn't think the stars would be a big part of an urban kid's life. But the opposite is true for Planet Forward Correspondent Colin Boyle thanks to an upbringing by a family of environmentalists.

Tags: pfcorrespondent, light pollution, air pollution, Clean Air, pollutant, pollutants, storyfest2019

Taking Recycling To the Extreme

isabellawoods

Thursday, November 10, 2011

Taking your own recyclable cloth bag to the mall isn’t going to help you go green the whole way. Sure, it will save the cost, use and disposal of one plastic bag.

Explorers in Guatemala: Meet the Team

Calyn Gelinas

GWU

Monday, February 24, 2014

A new group of Planet Forward Explorers is headed to Guatemala to investigate the impact of nutrition in the first 1000 days of a child's life. Meet the team and follow their journey.