GWMoving
George Washington University
Last Tuesday, SMPA’s Planet Forward co-hosted “GW Moving the Planet Forward," an innovation summit that sought to address issues surrounding sustainability by bringing together decision leaders in the areas of government, industry, and academia.
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At last week’s Innovation Summit, DC Mayor Vincent Gray said that he would make the city “fossil-free” by 2030.
Yesterday, he released his vision for a “Sustainable DC,” and how we would get there. Although he didn’t reiterate the goal of becoming... Read More
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Reed Hundt, Chief Executive Officer of Coalition for Green Capital, argues that natural gas is the "atomic bomb" of the energy debate in this clip from our Innovation Summit on April 17, 2012.
Vincent Gray, mayor of Washington, D.C., attended the GW Moving the Planet Forward Innovation Summit at The George Washington University on April 17, 2012. According to him, Washington, D.C. will be a "fossil-free" city by 2030.
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As international treaties and federal policy-making stall, cities are taking the initiative, fostering innovation and fueling competition, all in the interest of adapting to climate change. The impacts of a changing planet aren’t theoretical for... Read More
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Are green jobs just a "nice thing to do" or a central part to a successful business? Deborah Wince-Smith and Debra Rowe discuss jobs in sustainability at the GW Moving the Planet Forward conference on April 17, 2012.
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Mark Vachon, Vice President, GE ecomagination, attended the GW Moving the Planet Forward Innovation Summit at The George Washington University. According to him, a company that is "sustainable without an economic force behind it is not sustainable."
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Alex Laskey, of energy data company Opower, discusses how his company's real-time updates have measurable results on consumers' energy use.
Former White House Chief Technology Officer, Aneesh Chopra discusses how energy technology and information... Read More
In case you might have missed it, Planet Forward's highly anticipated Innovation Summit took place this past Tuesday, April 17th 2012 at GW's Foggy Bottom Campus. Many came to hear discussions and debates by multiple experts in their respective... Read More
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Mark Vachon, Vice President, GE ecomagination, attended the GW Moving the Planet Forward Innovation Summit at The George Washington University. As the head of the ecomagination program, he was tasked with making the business case for sustainability.