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George Washington University
Friday, October 29, 2021
The Road to COP26 | I hope decision makers will finally hear and amplify the voices of those most affected by the climate crisis—from coastal communities to youth activists to Indigenous environmental defenders.
Tags: cop26, climate change, politics, climate justice, youth
Planet Forward, George Washington University School of Media and Public Affairs
Monday, October 19, 2015
We love these Instagram accounts for their shots of the environment and the planet.
Tags: Instagram, social media, Environment, parks, yosemite, climate change
San Francisco at sunset. (Vicki Deng/Reed College)
Planet Forward Senior Correspondent | Reed College
Thursday, September 13, 2018
What will the world look like if science gets lost in the reds and blues when it is most needed? As politics and science stray from each other, scientists must inject themselves into the political conversation to save our planet.
Tags: science communication, communicating science, politics, environmental storytelling, redwoods, public opinion
The view from a bluff in the Ponca Wilderness in Compton, Arkansas. These lands, like much of what is now the state of Arkansas, are native to Indigenous peoples including the Osage, Sioux, Quapaw, and Caddo. (Image courtesy of Thomas Shahan/Flickr https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/).
Digital Editor, Planet Forward
Tuesday, August 10, 2021
Indigenous professor Dr. Bethany Henry Rosenbaum asked a powerful question: How do we bridge the Indigenous understanding that removal of Native people is still impactful today with the Western understanding that it’s in the past?
Tags: Indigenous Knowledge, environmental justice, bio-cultural restoration, Ecosystems, pollution, education, indigenous peoples
Guests attended Dinner 2040 to discuss food security and sustainability. (Anya Magnuson/ASU News Now)
Arizona State University
Tuesday, January 24, 2017
Dinner 2040 seeks to explore the “future of food,” integrating sustainable practices into food production and distribution all while respecting health, culture and ecological integrity.
Tags: food, food security, Food Sustainability, communicating science, storyfest2017
Michigan State University, Knight Center for Environmental Journalism
Wednesday, February 15, 2023
Special microbial mat systems in Alpena, Michigan, are helping scientists search for extraterrestrial life. They could also lead to advances in other scientific fields, such as evolutionary biology and medicine.
Tags: michigan, Alpena, Thunder Bay, great lakes, Marine Biology, space, NASA, Microbiology
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University of Chicago
Monday, March 07, 2022
Composting is a growing practice that diverts food waste from greenhouse gas-producing landfills; Chicago colleges provide a case study into how this practice can be implemented more broadly today.
Tags: composting, Food Waste, climate change, storyfest2022, college
Food waste from Sewanee dining halls turns into feed for chickens and fish, which in turn becomes food for the students at Sewanee, all thanks to larvae.
Sewanee: University of the South
Monday, May 01, 2017
Sewanee student Chris Hornsby explains his blueprint for the creation of self-sustaining and equitable tribal communities. And it all begins with larvae.
Tags: Black soldier flies, tribalism, food, education, Green Communities
The sign outside Spring Valley Student Farm, a collaborative project with UConn’s Residential Life, Dining Services and EcoHouse Learning Community in Mansfield, Conn., on Sept. 23, 2022. Jessica Larkin-Wells, the farm manager for Spring Valley Student Farm, said the farm focuses heavily on education, including how to build resilient soil. (Madeline Papcun/University of Connecticut)
University of Connecticut
Thursday, October 27, 2022
Farmers around Mansfield, Connecticut, and around the world, have been facing intertwined production and economic challenges due to variation in precipitation levels. So how are they adapting?
Tags: agriculture, local farming, Connecticut, rain
On a traditional milpa farm, rows of agave are interspersed with other crops: pitaya-bearing cacti and ramón trees. (Evan Barnard/University of Georgia)
Planet Forward Senior Correspondent | American University
Monday, September 16, 2019
Milpa is a type of sustainable farming historically practiced by the Maya in the Yucatán and other parts of Mesoamerica. The milpas, planted with numerous crops for local consumption, are facing challenges from climate change.