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The Everglades play an important part in the water cycle of South Florida. (U.S. National Park Service)
Planet Forward Reporter | SUNY Purchase
Friday, June 21, 2019
Florida's population is growing — and so is its demand for water. What can the Sunshine State do to bolster its freshwater reserves and restore balance to its ecosystem?
Tags: aquifer, florida, fresh water, Drinking Water, Desalination, Everglades, wetlands, springs, storyfest2020
The George Washington University, Spring 2016 Editorial Intern
Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Shelby Thomas' video focused on reversing global warming through the creation of a device that would orbit the planet collecting greenhouse gases.
Tags: Colleges and Universities, University of Florida, storyfest2016 finalist, storyfest2016
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Our video summarizes the innovative steps that Key West, FL and Portland, ME - 2 coastal cities - are employing in order to address the inevitability of sea level rise.
Tags: Maine, George Washington University, plants, Flooding, rivers, florida, portland, wastewater, Key West, coastal
Florida International University
Friday, March 09, 2018
Following your dreams is a luxury that most people never get to experience. But Susette Onate, one young girl with a dream of protecting her local butterflies, not only lived her dreams, she saw them exceed her wildest imagination.
Tags: storyfest2018, butterflies, gardens, storfest, florida, urban living, cities
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
City of Fayetteville, Arkansas
Friday, April 29, 2011
Every city and community is unique. It is unique in environmental conditions, culture and heritage, and in its people.
Tags: transportation, sustainability, education, Government, Policy, green economy, cities, University of Arkansas, economic development, creative economy
State University College at Buffalo
Tuesday, September 05, 2017
By comparing Harvey to other natural disasters, we can see that this unfortunately ordinary occurrence has become extraordinary.
An example of the "tarpon tag" license plate. For $17 a year, Florida residents can have this specialty license plate which funds dozens of community projects every year. (Carter Weinhofer/Eckerd College)
Planet Forward Sr. Correspondent | Eckerd College
Monday, December 19, 2022
What effect can a cool license plate have on your local ecosystem? In the Tampa Bay area, simply purchasing a specialty license plate, adorned in the iconic tarpon, funds dozens of projects annually through the Tampa Bay Estuary Program.
Tags: Community, management, science communication, Biodiversity
Independent
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Secure more water, curb pollution, end interior flooding and create jobs through a national project that will correct our sin of neglect, abuse and waste to our most precious resource. It is not gold, oil or even food.