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University of Connecticut
Thursday, March 24, 2022
In Port Chester, community members, myself included, are pleading with the Village to consider implementing mechanisms for environmentally- and community-conscious planning which have emerged in the last decades.
Tags: storyfest2022, sustainable development, home
Josiane describing each dish that was made collectively at Sofia and Gus', with home-grown garden ingredients and without connection to any municipal water or power. (Kamryn You Mak)
Middlebury College
Wednesday, February 15, 2023
A trip to French Polynesia provides enlightenment on community, trust, and how we need both to be better stewards for the planet.
Tags: nature, Community, ecological footprint, resources, farming
Co-founder of Cedillo’s Produce Dulce Morales standing before the farm’s hoop house. (Astry Rodriguez)
Northwestern University
Monday, January 09, 2023
Many South and West Side neighborhoods of Chicago tragically face food insecurity. Locally growing produce has been a strategy employed in backyards, urban farms and community gardens to combat this issue and address food quality concerns.
Tags: community gardens, urban farming, local produce, microgreens
Our guide João Batista da Silva navigated the trails around Camp 41 like it was his own backyard. Researchers at the camp dedicate their lives to the forest every day in order to understand its inner workings. (Photos by PlanetForward.org)
Umpqua Community College
Monday, October 16, 2017
Planet Forward led a student storytelling expedition to the Amazon. Learn about the scientists, on the frontlines of ecological research in the heart of the rainforest, who seek to understand how human systems can coexist with natural ecosystems.
Tags: scientists, innovation, biology, Planet Forward in the Amazon, Storyfest 2017
Wil Burns speaks at the Negative Emissions Workshop at George Washington University. (Marija Stefanovic/GWU)
State University College at Buffalo
Monday, December 11, 2017
Wil Burns is an expert in the field of environmental policy, with a research focus of climate geoengineering governance. Planet Forward sat down with Burns to discuss the Paris Climate Agreement and other climate change policies.
Tags: expert voices, Policy, politics, Paris Climate Agreement, trump administration, research
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The toxic slag pile leftover from smelting industries sits beside Marquette St. Photo by Stephanie Fox/Medill.
Northwestern University
Friday, December 01, 2017
The clean-up of toxic waste from a Superfund site in a village in Central Illinois has been virtually stagnant for almost 20 years. Read about the dynamics between the community and government in the clean-up process.
Tags: IEPA, epa, superfund, toxic
Northwestern University
Monday, June 11, 2018
The indigenous Guna people of Panama prepare to leave the islands they call home due to rising sea levels, while entrepreneur Jimmy Stice builds a sustainable town in the jungle of Panama. Elizabeth Guthrie of Medill reports.
Tags: kalu yala, Guna Yala, ecotourism, tourism, rising sea levels, coastal erosion
The bustling island of Cartí Sugtupu serves as a hub for the Gunas living in the Comarca. Cartí Sugtupu includes a solar-powered school, as well as a hostel and supermarket, among its amenities. (Abigail Foerstner/Medill)
Northwestern University
Wednesday, June 06, 2018
As Panama's indigenous Guna islands begin sinking into the surrounding waters, local entrepreneurs with successful eco-friendly businesses could prove the revolutionary power of small-scale innovation, Medill's Molly Glick reports.
Tags: climate refugee, sustainability, green business, panama, Guna, Guna Yala
Future 500
Saturday, October 03, 2020
There’s no denying that climate is a polarizing political issue. Here are 10 ideas on how environmentalists can beat the power brokers and save the planet.
Tags: Environment, climate change, Politics & Policy, bipartisanship, book, opinion
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Planet Forward Senior Correspondent | New York University
Thursday, February 06, 2020
Bhutan, a small nation located in the Himalayan mountains, offset its carbon emissions more than what it produces (AKA carbon negativity) because of four key policy decisions.