storyfest2017
George Washington University
GW students are lobbying the university's board of trustees to stop investing its endowment in fossil fuel companies and reinvest in clean energy.
The Food Recovery Network saves food that cafeterias throw out by packaging the leftovers each night and delivering them to shelters.
The George Washington University
By increasing public funds used for DC Metro, we can significantly cut down on greenhouse gas emissions.
Planet Forward
***CONTEST IS CLOSED FOR 2017 - WINNERS ANNOUNCED!***
The 2018 contest information will be announced early in the fall semester.
George Washington University
Algae has the potential to change the future as fuel for cars, planes and ourselves.
Princeton University
Late in June 2016, I found myself tyrannized by the sweltering mid-morning heat of southern Alabama, as I joined members of the Mobile Bay National Estuary Program (MBNEP) on a trip to Baldwin County, Alabama, to witness a staggering site.
Personal Food Computer (PFC) v2.0 alpha (2016). (Photo courtesy of Open Agriculture Initiative, MIT Media Lab)
SUNY ESF
MIT’s Open Agriculture Initiative is drawing on the very societal changes that have distanced average citizens from traditional agriculture to close the gap in knowledge and control what we eat.
George Washington University
Hungry Harvest is an organization that seeks to solve the problem of food insecurity with the opposing problem of food waste.
Northwestern University
As the pace of sea level rise accelerates around Puerto Rico, families are raising their furniture on milk crates and building second floors on their homes to adapt to the changes.
Northeastern University
On January 21, 2017, marchers came together for the Women's March, both in Washington and around the world, to march for women's rights, civil rights, worker's rights, and environmental justice.