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GWU School of Media and Public Affairs
Monday, April 28, 2014
GW Distinguished Fellow Tara Sonenshine issues a call for global food diplomacy.
Founding Director, Planet Forward
Monday, April 06, 2020
This year’s Storyfest Awards weren't announced from the stage at the Planet Forward Summit as usual, in the name of social distancing. But we still wanted to share with you the amazing stories entered by students from every region of the country.
Tags: storyfest2020, storyfest winner, Competition, Journalism, environmental storytelling
Three Indigenous women load corn into a traditional pueblo bread oven during a corn roasting demonstration. (Darrien Benally)
Indigenous Correspondents Program | Northern Arizona University
Monday, February 13, 2023
Two Indigenous environmental professionals share how their work supports climate justice and is informed by their heritage.
Tags: Indigenous Knowledge, climate justice
The George Washington University, Spring 2016 Editorial Intern
Wednesday, February 17, 2016
Thanks to The Microbead-Free Waters Act, we are one step closer to preventing plastic pollution from reaching our waterways.
Tags: clean water, contaminated water, microbeads, beauty products, plastic
(Photo by Terrius Harris)
Planet Forward FAO Fellow | University of Oklahoma
Wednesday, September 08, 2021
For many organizations, COVID-19 meant doors closed. Yet at one sacred, Native Hawaiian fishpond, community members worked to advance their efforts to reclaim the land, culture, and traditions of sustainable aquaculture.
Tags: Indigenous, agriculture, indigenous peoples, aquaculture, Indigenous Knowledge, FAO Fellows 2021
A hoop house composed with plastic sheeting and tubes provides cover for a raised garden in Washington, DC. (Lance Cheung/USDA (Public Domain Mark 1.0))
University of Maryland
Thursday, March 24, 2022
University of Maryland international Ph.D. student Krisztina Christmon launched her award-winning idea of repurposing farm plastic as part of a university innovation challenge in 2020. One year later, she serves as CEO of Repurpose Farm Plastic LLC.
Tags: storyfest2022, plastic, agriculture, innovation
Iowa State University
Friday, April 17, 2015
We all know that Washington D.C. is known for being home to the White House, the President, and many monuments, memorials, and museums. (Oh, my!) But did you know that, in 2013, D.C.
Tags: D.C. Central Kitchen, Food Waste, poverty, sustainability
Planet Forward
Thursday, September 05, 2013
Bruce Brandfon - Council Chair
Planet Forward Senior Correspondent | New York University
Thursday, December 10, 2020
What is precision agriculture? How can the use of drone technology, information services and artificial intelligence assist farmers in maximizing their productivity while emphasizing sustainability?
Tags: precision agriculture, Green Tech, artificial intelligence, Resource efficiency
Taiwan High Speed Rail trial run in June 24th, 2006 (Wikimedia Commons).
The George Washington University
Saturday, October 03, 2020
The question isn't if the U.S. should implement HSR: the question is how.