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Planet Forward
Thursday, December 13, 2012
All of Second Nature’s Climate Leadership Award Finalists were asked to create a 1-3 minute video highlighting their climate innovation on campus.
Tags: sustainability, turbine, energy innovation, Arizona State University, Second Nature, New York University, University of Illinois, William Paterson University
Project advisor Jennifer Vanos, left, and William Walker, discuss the data we collected at Paideia Academies using the MaRTy cart, which helps us gauge the human thermal experience while walking. (Adora Shortridge/Arizona State University)
Arizona State University
Monday, March 08, 2021
Extreme heat is particularly dangerous to children. But with no clear school heat policies and facing a lack of resources, how will schools keep kids safe as temperatures continue to rise?
Tags: extreme heat, heat, climate change, Arizona, Arizona State University, desert, storyfest2021
Cayo Costa Island, Florida (James St. John/Flickr).
American Conservation Coalition
Monday, October 25, 2021
The Road to COP26 | There is not a one-size-fits-all solution to climate change. That’s why we need a market-based, innovative approach that focuses on issues in a local context.
Tags: Road to COP26, free market, solutions, Activism, Policy, florida, Arizona, ACC
(Esteban Benites/Unsplash License)
George Washington University
Friday, December 09, 2022
How do you conduct a respectful and compelling interview? Valerie Vande Panne and Frank Sesno discuss with members of the Ilíiaitchik Correspondents Program.
Hundreds of Tucson residents are using green spaces during the pandemic like the Loop, a 131-mile paved bikeway that now sees hundreds of daily users. (Jake Meyers / University of Arizona)
Planet Forward Senior Correspondent
Thursday, April 09, 2020
Green spaces not only help cities mitigate and adapt to climate change; they can help residents cope with the shock of COVID-19.
Tags: Urban, green spaces, Environment, nature, covid-19, coronavirus, social distancing, public health, mental health
Planet Forward Sr. Correspondent | University of Arizona
Friday, February 10, 2023
Plastic pollution in rivers demands our attention more than ever. In this short film, I propose a return to self and a reconciliation with the natural world. Come with me to Tucson, Arizona, where we explore the world of reconciliation through art,...
Tags: microplastic, rivers, Empowerment, environmental art, hope
National Science Foundation
Thursday, May 03, 2012
Northwestern University researchers have found that microbial fuel cells designed to produce electricity and clean wastewater, or biofilm reactors, are more efficient when biofilms don't become too thick.
Tags: fuel cells, Northwestern University, Microbial Fuel Cell
An ancient old-growth redwood forest along California's northern coast. Changes to forestation on the West Coast may have downstream effects on temperatures and precipitation in the Mississippi River Basin. (Halley Hughes)
Planet Forward Sr. Correspondent | University of Arizona
Tuesday, December 06, 2022
In this podcast, I chat with Jose Soto, Ph.D. about his work in Ecoclimate Teleconnections and the importance of communicating complex scientific ideas to a wider audience.
Tags: science communication, epistemic injustice, teleconnections, accessible science, value shifts
Despite an increase in extreme weather, like that of 2012's superstorm Sandy, research tends to suggest that extreme weather does not have a lasting impact on public opinion. Shown here are areas of Long Island, N.Y., following Hurricane Sandy on Oct. 30, 2012. (Petty Officer 2nd Class Rob Simpson/U.S. Coast Guard)
Planet Forward Reporter | SUNY Purchase
Friday, July 12, 2019
Jeremy Deaton, a journalist for Nexus Media News and creator of Climate Chat, talked with Planet Forward about navigating climate change deniers, conservative interest in the environment, and climate policy.
Tags: expert voices, climate change, communication, communicating science, science communication, politics, Politics & Policy, storyfest2020
Planet Forward
Friday, November 19, 2021
The Nov. 5, 2021, panel discussed how Indigenous knowledge can guide sustainable food systems, and is now archived online.