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Planet Forward Correspondent | Sewanee: The University of the South
Friday, March 09, 2018
Undergraduate student Chris Hornsby ('19) studies black soldier fly larvae as a possible means of closed-loop waste processing and livestock feeding at Sewanee's University Farm.
Tags: Food Waste, food waste prevention, education, livestock, agriculture, Urban, storyfest2018
JoRee LaFrance and Alexander Cotnoir, making the Indigenous Correspondents Program announcement at the 2022 Planet Forward Summit in April, on stage with Frank Sesno. (PlanetForward.org)
Planet Forward
Tuesday, September 27, 2022
Planet Forward’s Senior Editor and Education Lead Lisa Palmer talks to Alexander Cotnoir and JoRee LaFrance about the Indigenous Correspondents Program and the future they envision for the program.
Tags: Indigenous, indigenous correspondent program, storytelling, education, environmental justice, nature
Here, a citizen scientist does sampling in Rocky Mountain National Park. (National Park Service)
UC Berkeley
Monday, August 06, 2018
Two scientific storytellers explain the communication strategies they use and talk about what the consequences of ineffective communication are in the modern era.
Tags: science communication, scientists, women scientists, female scientists, data, Journalism, communication, storytelling, environmental storytelling
Planet Forward Correspondent | Sewanee: The University of the South
Friday, March 09, 2018
Researchers from Sewanee and the University of Georgia test wetlands as a means to treat wastewater in the face of a water-scarce future.
Tags: Water, clean water, wastewater, water scarcity, Urban design, storyfest2018
A sustainable development internship brings up an important question around sustainability of philanthropic efforts, such as supplying vitamins to NGOs: What happens when they run out of money? And, more importantly, how can we work more sustainably to avoid that? (Creative Commons)
The George Washington University
Wednesday, April 17, 2019
A sustainable development internship brings up an important question around sustainability of philanthropic efforts: What happens when they run out of money? And how can we avoid that?
Tags: sustainable development, philanthropy
Aquatic view from a Filipino jungle. (SparklingGirl/Pixabay)
George Washington University
Friday, September 11, 2020
When I entered college as an international affairs major, the idea of reporting on the climate for a news outlet never really crossed my mind — until I attended the Planet Forward Summit.
Tags: science communication, storyfest, pfsummit19, mongabay, internship, essay
Kalu Yala welcomes visitors and interns with a scenic, yet challenging hike up and down the valley. (Photos by Cassie Majewski/Medill)
Northwestern University
Tuesday, May 09, 2017
Hoping to maximize the benefits of time spent in nature, a group of interns in Panama are investigating the possibility of a new model for a holistic mental health approach.
Tags: kalu yala, mindfulness, wellness, mental health, Environment
The tri-level home offers two bedrooms and 2.5 baths as well as an additional bed and bath in the accessory dwelling unit. EngiNUity even included a deck. (Photo courtesy EngiNUity - Northwestern Solar Decathlon team)
Northwestern University
Monday, August 02, 2021
A team of Northwestern University engineering students won the 2021 Solar Decathlon Design Challenge by designing an energy-efficient home. Their approach makes us ask: Could small homes be a viable investment in a sustainable future? Medill's...
Tags: sustainability, tiny houses, tiny homes, Northwestern, illinois, Solar Decathlon
Northwestern University
Sunday, February 07, 2021
A look at some of the women doing research in Antarctica and the lingering barriers that were set up to keep them out. Wyatt Mosiman reports for Medill.
Tags: antarctica, women, research, climate, climate change, climate science
Ruth Miller, 22, grew up in Anchorage, Alaska, nestled 180 miles into the Cook Inlet — the state's oldest gas and oil basin. “Growing up I think I had the safety of innocence in that I saw our state blooming and thriving,” Miller said. (Photo courtesy Christopher J. Carter)
Cal State LA
Friday, February 07, 2020
A young Alaska native leader shares her quest for visibility — both as a youth activist for her people, and for the environment.
Tags: storyfest2020, Indigenous, Alaska, Fossil Fuels, environmental justice, grassroots
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