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Planet Forward
Monday, March 14, 2011
Cross-posted from Advanced Biofuels USA by Joanne Ivancic
SCCF marine laboratory director Eric Milbrandt (left) and research assistant Sierra Greene (right) collect water samples to help identify the drivers of harmful algal blooms in southwest Florida. (Sarah Anderson/MEDILL)
Northwestern University
Thursday, June 09, 2022
Excessive algae growth wreaked havoc on southwest Florida’s ecosystems, Sarah Anderson reports. A team of scientists is analyzing water samples to figure out what’s driving the blooms –– and how to mitigate them.
Tags: toxic algae, nutrient pollution, clean water
The UN-FAO reports 26% of the planet’s ice-free land is used for livestock grazing. (Ryan Thompson/U.S. Department of Agriculture)
State University College at Buffalo
Monday, September 25, 2017
It ain't pretty: Our food consumption habits are devastating the planet and contributing to world hunger. What can we do about it?
Tags: food, global hunger, global warming, livestock, industry, pollution, methane, agriculture, consumption
Victoria Gonzalez, a 2019 alumnus of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, sits in front of Project Grow Love, the garden she started to commemorate the victims of the 2018 mass shooting.
George Washington University
Friday, February 07, 2020
For the survivors and those affected by the 2017 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School mass shooting in Parkland Fla., the pain, anger and grief has produced many results- from the national movement of March for Our Lives fighting for gun
Tags: local gardens, healing, Parkland, storyfest2020
The Mendenhall Glacier, a Juneau landmark, is both a major tourist attraction and a reminder of rapid regional climate change. (Megan Behnke/Florida State University)
Florida State University
Tuesday, March 06, 2018
My dad hates making phone calls, but that has not stopped him from calling for 80% renewable energy for Alaska's Capital City.
Tags: sustainability, renewable energy, Alaska, local government, Renewable Juneau, electric vehicles, heat pumps, storyfest2018
New York restaurant, Blue Hill, was one of the first to prioritize ultra-local sourcing. (Lou Stejskal)
The George Washington University
Thursday, January 21, 2021
To lower their environmental impact, restaurants are transitioning their operations to be more sustainable and climate friendly.
Tags: food, sustainability, restaurants, Food Waste, renewable energy, solar, wind, recycling
Waste is associated with the capture of energy, however, policy analyst Quinn Biever said people are trying to find ways to minimize solar panel waste through recycling. (Laura Simmons)
Northwestern University
Tuesday, February 07, 2023
Experts and business leaders discuss the environmental and financial reasons to purchase solar panels in Illinois.
Photographrs set up their cameras to protect gear for impact of remotely-triggered launch close-ups. (Kelly Calagna/MEDILL)
Northwestern University
Sunday, November 20, 2016
There is no “standard equipment” when it comes to protecting a camera from the intense exhaust of a space rocket, so each individual journalist or photographer must MacGyver his or her own unique contraption for the job.
Tags: NASA, space, rocket launch, photography, goes-r
University of Florida
Saturday, April 02, 2016
The World Health Organization has called stress the “health epidemic of the 21st century.”
Tags: mental health, urban living, environmental stressors
George Washington University
Tuesday, May 03, 2011
Now here's a money maker: Shake it and power this sustainable dance floor!