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A technician at the Strategic Petroleum Reserve inspects a crude oil transfer pipe in this 2013 file image. (Photo courtesy the Department of Energy)
Northwestern University
Monday, July 30, 2018
A GOP-lead House energy subcommittee is pushing legislation to require the DOE to lease some of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve facilities, and use the profits to update old equipment and infrastructure, as reported by Medill's Minghe Hu.
Tags: crude oil, energy, Fossil Fuels, politics, petroleum, Infrastructure
(Skeeze/Pixabay)
The George Washington University
Monday, June 17, 2019
The Potomac Riverkeeper Network will expand its water quality monitoring and move towards a cleaner river with the acquisition of the Sea Dog boat and launch of the Swimmable Potomac Campaign.
Tags: clean water, Potomac, watershed, runoff, sustainable development, urban living, storyfest2020
Toxic embalming fluids can seep into the ground in traditional burial.
Florida International University
Thursday, March 08, 2018
Everyone dies eventually. By utilizing the new process of alkaline hydrolysis, or water cremation, at least we don't have to kill the planet too.
Tags: death, water cremation, dead, dying, eco, storyfest2018
Former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte, and World Bank CEO Kristalina Georgieva enter the Hall of Knights. (Molly Glick/Northwestern University)
Planet Forward Correspondent | Northwestern University
Wednesday, October 17, 2018
This Tuesday marked the launch of the Global Commission on Adaptation, an environmental initiative led by Bill Gates, former U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and World Bank CEO Kristalina Georgieva.
Tags: pfcorrespondent, climate change, Paris Agreement, climate adaptation, climate change adaptation, Adaptation
Ruth Miller, 22, grew up in Anchorage, Alaska, nestled 180 miles into the Cook Inlet — the state's oldest gas and oil basin. “Growing up I think I had the safety of innocence in that I saw our state blooming and thriving,” Miller said. (Photo courtesy Christopher J. Carter)
Cal State LA
Friday, February 07, 2020
A young Alaska native leader shares her quest for visibility — both as a youth activist for her people, and for the environment.
Tags: storyfest2020, Indigenous, Alaska, Fossil Fuels, environmental justice, grassroots
Polar bears are one of the many wildlife residents of ANWR (Alan D. Wilson/Wikimedia Commons).
George Washington University
Tuesday, April 17, 2018
Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge has value that exceeds the benefits we could reap from drilling or even visiting. Correspondent Matilda Kreider explains why intrinsic value is important to keep in mind in conservation.
Tags: Alaska, National Parks
Wil Burns speaks at the Negative Emissions Workshop at George Washington University. (Marija Stefanovic/GWU)
State University College at Buffalo
Monday, December 11, 2017
Wil Burns is an expert in the field of environmental policy, with a research focus of climate geoengineering governance. Planet Forward sat down with Burns to discuss the Paris Climate Agreement and other climate change policies.
Tags: expert voices, Policy, politics, Paris Climate Agreement, trump administration, research
Planet Forward Correspondent | Eckerd College
Thursday, April 16, 2020
This year, the 50th anniversary of Earth Day unfortunately won't be celebrated in the streets. But many organizations are planning huge events online. Here's a rundown of three creative ways to celebrate.
Tags: Earth Day, Environment, celebration, covid-19, digital, coronavirus
Jacob Lebel, in the tan jacket center left, and fellow plaintiffs in front of the Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C. (Robin Loznak)
George Washington University
Friday, May 11, 2018
A group of 21 young plaintiffs have sued the federal government for climate change. We interviewed one of the plaintiffs involved for a run-down on the history, implications, and new advancements in the lawsuit.