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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
Columbia University
Wednesday, January 21, 2015
We can start students on sustainability early by integrating it into our classrooms.
Tags: education, classroom sustainability, youth
Northwestern University
Monday, May 08, 2017
Young people are exploring food systems through farming. We compared the group we met while in Panama with an urban farm on the South Side of Chicago.
Tags: panama, kalu yala, The Plant, Plant Chicago
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
A hilltop on the McPheeters farm in Gothenburg, Nebraska, offers a great vantage point to survey the family's land. (Planet Forward staff)
Arizona State University
Wednesday, February 21, 2018
“I know that we (farmers) are an integral part of the ecosystem of the Earth,” Nebraska farmer Scott McPheeters said. “We need to make it sustainable for everybody. We have to do it well and do it right.”
Tags: agriculture, pfinnebraska, Nebraska, gothenburg, corn, Ethanol, food
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Display the Compressed Air Recovery Energy (CARE) system seven different ways, showing how this system will heat or air condition homes and businesses at a much lower cost.
Tags: CARE, Compressed Air Recovery System, compressed air technology, St. Paul
Climate change is threatening the ecosystem of tunnels beneath the snow, where many rodents, insects, microbes, and hibernators live during the cold winter months. (Aleks G/Creative Commons 3.0)
Planet Forward Correspondent | University of Wisconsin-Madison
Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Underneath the snow lies an ecosystem of tunnels where many rodents, insects, microbes, and hibernators live over the cold winter months. It’s called the subnivium, and it's threatened by climate change.
Tags: snow, forest, ecology, climate change, subnivium, rodents, greenhouse, study, Biodiversity
(Source: Megapixl)
Eco-Business
Tuesday, January 09, 2018
In this Q&A with Matthew Schneider-Mayerson of Yale-NUS College, find out how literature, science fiction, and activism can transform the uncertainties of this dangerous era.
Tags: Climate Fiction, environmental activism, pfcorrespondent, Q&A, expert voices
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