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Sunday, August 05, 2012
Battery-powered homes should be the norm. Why? Well, just look at the weeks without power millions experienced in the Midwest this summer of 2012 under extreme heat after severe storms damaged parts of the deteriorating power grid.
Tags: wind, fuel cell, solar, Hydrogen, geothermal, power, natural gas, batteries, Grid, Smart homes
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
In Fu Yunwei and Guo Xinyu opinion piece, "Critics fume in luxury as granny burns coal", they argue that those in developed countries have "failed to take into account developing countries' right of development."
Planet Forward Intern/Marymount University
Thursday, September 24, 2015
"Silent Spring,” the book that led to the eruption of environmentalism in the ’60s and resulted in a government ban of the pesticide DDT, is widely remembered as having a deep impact on America.
Tags: pesticides, silent spring, environmentalism, environmentalist
www.coldfusionnow.org
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Cold fusion refers to a safe, clean, decentralized energy source that has no harmful byproducts and could supply 100% of our energy needs, replacing dirty energy sources such as oil, gas, and coal forever.
Tags: cold fusion, LENR, LANR, CANR, clean energy, fusion
The cherry orchard the author grew up on in Niagara County, N.Y. (Caleb Seib/SUNY-ESF)
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Thursday, February 25, 2021
Intentionally developing place connections will allow us to create environmental actions that are community-driven.
Tags: community engagement, connection, communicating science, community action, citizen science, urban ecology, rural development, storyfest2021
(Source: U.S. Department of State)
The George Washington University
Wednesday, January 18, 2017
The story of John Kerry, including his everlasting impact on the environment, can be defined in a series of victories and losses.
Tags: climate change, john kerry, secretary of state, Policy, climate science
Three large Dumpsters sit outside of University of Mississippi residence hall. (Bryce Johnson/University of Mississippi)
University of Mississippi
Friday, March 09, 2018
Many campuses across America are striving to achieve zero waste during move out.
Tags: recycling, upcycling, zero waste, college, storyfest2018
(Photoillustration by Sejal Govindarao. Image courtesy Canva; screenshot of The Earth Institute at Columbia University)
Planet Forward FAO Fellow | George Washington University
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
Nordic nations are known for their sustainability-first approach to life. Now, universities in the United States are taking a similar approach when integrating sustainability into academia.
Tags: sustainability, Colleges and Universities, columbia, colorado state university, higher education, GW, storyfest2021
A fisherman fishes in the River Tista in Panjarbhanga, Bangladesh. (Image courtesy FAO/Mohammad Rakibul Hasan)
George Washington University
Tuesday, January 21, 2020
Small-scale fisheries are critically important to communities around from the world, from Alaska to Senegal, but they don't receive attention on a global level.
Tags: fisheries, aquaculture, fishing, women, indigenous peoples, climate change, UN_FAO, PFrome2019, storyfest2020, pfinrome
(Wikimedia Commons)
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.