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Friday, April 01, 2011
Last friday I attended the 2011 Open Minds exhibition at the National American History Museum. The exhibition featured inventive work from the best student teams across the nation.
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
You often hear them before you see them. The American Pika is related to rabbits and hares. But they have round ears and no visible tail.
Tags: Activism, climate change, Colorado, endangered species, pika, university of colorado, boulder, extinction, evidence
Hay grows under the shade of solar panels at Jack's Solar Garden in Longmont, CO. (Tyler Hickman)
University of Colorado Boulder
Wednesday, February 08, 2023
Scientists, drought-stricken farmers, and politicians on both sides of the aisle are expressing increasing interest in solar agriculture.
Wednesday, October 05, 2011
Tags: Maryland, energy, middlebury, sustainable, Solar Decathlon, appalachian
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Planet Forward
Monday, February 27, 2023
The quality of entries this year was absolutely inspiring. After much deliberating, we’re excited to announce the finalists of this year's competition!
Tags: storyfest, storyfest 2023, summit
Planet Forward Intern/Marymount University
Thursday, October 08, 2015
The Hoover Dam, 80 years old this week, is both a hydroelectric plant and distributes water to the arid Southwest. What role is the drought playing in today's Hoover Dam and Lake Mead?
Tags: hydroelectric, Hydroelectric Power, Water
Denver Nuggets mascot, Rocky, shows off Ball’s new aluminum cup, which launched at Denver's Pepsi Center this fall as a replacement for plastic cups. (Ball Corporation handout)
SUNY College at Brockport
Thursday, December 12, 2019
Ball Corporation takes on replacing the ubiquitous plastic cup at sports venues with aluminum, helping reduce waste and, at CU-Boulder, work toward their plastic-free goals.
Tags: plastic, aluminum, plastic waste, waste reduction, recycling, sports
My family at the summit of Bubble Rock, Acadia National Park. (Courtesy of Kristen Caldwell)
The George Washington University
Wednesday, February 15, 2023
Visitation in America's National Parks surged after the pandemic. Here's how parks deal with overcrowding.