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Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Tags: coal, subsidies, clean energy, Fossil Energy
Planet Forward
Thursday, June 08, 2017
This is the first in our series of Expert Voices sharing their thoughts on how we move the planet forward following the United States' withdrawal from the Paris Climate Accord.
Tags: expert voices, Paris, Climate Change Agreement, climate change, trump administration, U.S. Climate Alliance, The Nature Conservancy, #wearestillin
The Smoky Hills Wind Farm as seen from Interstate 70 in Lincoln, Kansas. (Drenaline/Creative Commons)
State University College at Buffalo
Tuesday, September 12, 2017
Cities across the United States are beginning the switch to 100% renewable energy, but just four towns have reached the goal so far.
Tags: renewable, energy, Green, power, clean, sustainable, cities, united states, renewable energy
Sen. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Sunrise co-founder and Executive Director Varshini Prakash on Feb. 5, 2019. (Medill)
Northwestern University
Tuesday, February 05, 2019
At the State of the Union on Feb. 5, President Donald Trump never mentioned environmental issues and climate change, Medill's Kietryn Zychal reports.
Tags: state of the union, Green New Deal, Edward Markey, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Varshini Prakash, Sunrise movement
Middlebury College; U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon Competition
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
This video is part of a series of four videos (Walkthrough, Market Appeal,
Tags: solar, energy, middlebury, market, Building, homes, Video, Solar Decathlon, 2011, houses
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Planet Forward Correspondent | Ithaca College
Tuesday, November 23, 2021
So Long, Single-Use? | There’s plenty of confusion and debate around plastic bans on both the political and practical level. It’s easy to get lost in the logistics of it all –– but, at the heart of it, there’s one question: Are bag laws effective?
Tags: plastic, plastic pollution, plastic bag bans, bag bans, so long single-use
The bustling island of Cartí Sugtupu serves as a hub for the Gunas living in the Comarca. Cartí Sugtupu includes a solar-powered school, as well as a hostel and supermarket, among its amenities. (Abigail Foerstner/Medill)
Northwestern University
Wednesday, June 06, 2018
As Panama's indigenous Guna islands begin sinking into the surrounding waters, local entrepreneurs with successful eco-friendly businesses could prove the revolutionary power of small-scale innovation, Medill's Molly Glick reports.
Tags: climate refugee, sustainability, green business, panama, Guna, Guna Yala
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Thursday, December 05, 2019
A chilling and somber tale about the costs of nuclear waste is told from an unexpected perspective.
Tags: nuclear, Nuclear Energy, nuclear waste, nuclear alternative, renewable energy, clean energy, climate change, storyfest2020
Northwestern University
Monday, June 11, 2018
The indigenous Guna people of Panama prepare to leave the islands they call home due to rising sea levels, while entrepreneur Jimmy Stice builds a sustainable town in the jungle of Panama. Elizabeth Guthrie of Medill reports.
Tags: kalu yala, Guna Yala, ecotourism, tourism, rising sea levels, coastal erosion
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Executive Director, Global Council for Science and the Environment
Monday, October 25, 2021
The Road to COP26 | The head of the Global Council for Science and the Environment is going to COP26 to ensure that science is included in "deliberations, negotiations, and decisions that are rigorous and durable."