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US Department of Labor
Thursday, November 03, 2011
Jane Oates from Department of Labor is working to create jobs for Americans all over the country. Where are they happening? Watch and find out.
Tags: green jobs, recycling, department of labor, jane oates, Innovation Summit
Tuesday, November 01, 2011
by Maggie Comstock, Associate, Policy, U.S. Green Building Council
California farmworkers have had to endure heatwaves, wildfires and a pandemic that continues to spread during peak harvest season for almonds and wine grapes. (Photo courtesy of UFW/United Farm Workers)
Arizona State University
Friday, April 02, 2021
The race to deliver fresh foods during peak harvest season means farmworkers are facing the threats of climate change acceleration and COVID-19.
Tags: agriculture, public health, farm worker health, Wildfire, air pollution, covid-19, storyfest2021
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Tags: coal, subsidies, clean energy, Fossil Energy
The George Washington University
Tuesday, September 13, 2016
Prior to beginning my journey as the premier garden queen in residence of Foggy Bottom, I grew up in the metro Atlanta suburbs with a big backyard and parents who actively promoted the importance of doing chores to a child’s development.
Tags: GroW Garden, gardening, urban gardening, urban garden, urban agriculture
The George Washington University
Tuesday, December 04, 2012
Cities aren't seen as breadbaskets, and GW students aren't often pegged for farmers, but GW student Jesse Schaffer and the Food Justice Alliance buck the trends.
Tags: urban farming, food justice, farming in dc, food justice alliance, poop farm, soggy bottom poop farm
Protesters at a 2019 climate march in Washington, D.C. (Victoria Middleton/Planet Forward)
Digital Editor, Planet Forward
Wednesday, October 27, 2021
The Road to COP26 | You often hear conversations about how to convert climate change deniers into science believers. Yet I don’t see a cultural struggle for “hearts and minds,” but a material struggle for power.
Tags: cop26, climate change, Climate Change Agreement, glasgow, leadership, climate policy, youth
National Geographic and Planet Forward
Tuesday, February 08, 2011
By James Barrett from the Great Energy Blog, a blog produced in partnership with National Geographic.
Clay Springer, the director of the outdoor recreation program, teaches his interns about allergic reactions during their Wilderness First Aid class. (Lila Reynolds/Medill)
Northwestern University
Monday, May 08, 2017
Cultural differences underlie much of the relationship between Kalu Yala and its neighbors as people get to know each other and learn from the contrasts.
Tags: nature hiking, cultural differences, sustainability, outdoor, Community, community engagement
Planet Forward
Thursday, September 05, 2013
Bruce Brandfon - Council Chair