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University of Wisconsin Madison
Sunday, March 03, 2019
Industrial agriculture is a huge contributor to greenhouse gas emissions and now, more than ever, people are exploring alternative food cultivation systems such as hydroponics to offset the damage done by industrial agriculture.
Tags: UW Madison, storyfest2019, Hydroponics, sustainable agriculture
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
The University of Wisconsin-Madison
Thursday, April 23, 2020
How to cover climate change as a journalist when there is a rich history of politicization and misinformation.
Tags: climate change, renewable energy, Fossil Fuels, Exxon, solar, environmental journalism, media, Global Climate Strike, divestment, National Divestment Day
Northwestern history professor Doug Kiel shares practices of Indigenous philosophy that can save the world as part of the Generations of Environmental Justice program in Vail Chapel. Kiel is a member of the Oneida nation of Wisconsin. (Catherine Odom/Medill)
Northwestern University
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
Earth Day was cold and rainy this year. But that did not stop the Northwestern University student organizers of Generations of Environmental Justice from hosting an all-night teach-out on April 22 and 23.
Tags: Northwestern University, Earth Day, environmental justice, education, events, Indigenous knowledge.
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Thursday, March 02, 2017
A four minute introduction to our six episode podcast series which talks with University of Wisconsin - Madison experts to explore climate change's effects on our world.
Tags: climate change, podcast, expert, interview, climate, storyfest2017, UW Madison
Digital Media Producer, Planet Forward
Wednesday, December 17, 2014
The effects of climate change on our communities -- a look at the Madison, WI Farmer's Market.
Tags: farmers market, farmers, food, agriculture
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The University of Wisconsin-Madison
Wednesday, April 28, 2021
Old Mason jars filled with heritage corn and tins of commercial tobacco are what planted the initial idea for the Goldman Lab’s Inter-Tribal Seed Stewardship Initiative.
Tags: sustainable agriculture, seed sovereignty, food sovereignty, UW-Madison, regenerative agriculture, Indigenous Knowledge
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Planet Forward Correspondent | University of Wisconsin-Madison
Friday, December 18, 2020
The farmers market is, if anything, a quintessential unifier for communities. But this year, for many, it looked different.
Tags: farmers market, local food, local economy, agriculture, Community, farms, pandemic, covid-19
Digital Media Producer, Planet Forward
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
One GWU student started the year skeptical of Genetically Modified Organisms, but had a change of heart once she looked closer.
Tags: agriculture, gmo, gmos, genetically modified organism, monsanto
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.