Laura Whaling

Digital Media Producer, Planet Forward

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Hi! I am currently a senior at The George Washington University. I am majoring in Journalism and Mass Communication and minoring in Political Science. I have been working with Planet Forward as a Digital Media and Marketing Intern to help share this project with people and learn about how to effectively communicate the environmental challenges present in our society.

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D.C.'s new waterfront: The neighbor the Potomac River needs

Laura Whaling

Digital Media Producer, Planet Forward

D.C.'s new waterfront focuses on sustainable building while bringing guests right next to the Potomac River, a water system that has suffered from pollution issues.

Corn ethanol is a renewable energy, but is it clean?

Laura Whaling

Digital Media Producer, Planet Forward

America is trying to move away from fossil fuels, but does renewable energy always mean it's good for the environment? When you look at corn ethanol, that might not be the case.

What is the Ogallala Aquifer, and why should you care?

Laura Whaling

Digital Media Producer, Planet Forward

The Ogallala Aquifer is the life source for farming in the High Plains of the United States, but its water levels are in a dangerous state

Compost Cab

Laura Whaling

Digital Media Producer, Planet Forward

My idea focuses on the company Compost Cab, which provides residents of the D.C. area with materials to put their food waste in bins, which Compost Cab picks up every week and takes the waste to a compost pile that is then turned into fertile soil.