Renewable Energy

We're going to run out of any kind of fossil fuels, so we need to move on to a renewable source.

Vote to help rural Maine school get solar panels!

Hello! My name is Chloe Maxmin from the Climate Action Club. We are a student-run at Lincoln Academy in Maine. We have galvanized a green movement in our school and community by providing opportunities for direct action in the fight against global... Read More

Haiti: Out of the Wood, Into the Sun?

Chad Davis

NET, Nebraska's PBS & NPR stations

If Jack Bauer started an NGO devoted to climate change, it would probably be called the Carbon War Room (CWR). The organization (mentioned by CWR member Jack Hidary in his Planet Forward interview) takes an unusually hawkish approach to the... Read More

Waste to Energy with Covanta

Ryder Haske

* All Videos * My Videos * My Favorites * Add Videos This video is awaiting approval. Ryder Haske Making Energy out of Garbage * Added by Ryder Haske on March 5, 2010 at 6:43pm * View Videos Covanta Energy is a multi-national waste-to-energy company... Read More

Rosebud

Mark Ennis

Portsmouth Hastens Down the Wind

Planet Forward

We feature a piece produced out of Roger Williams University showing how Portsmouth, RI is trying to reduce its carbon footprint (and municipal expenses) through an investment in wind energy.

Portsmouth Hastens Down the Wind

Planet Forward

Planet Forward host, Frank Sesno, introduces a piece produced out of Roger Williams University showing how Portsmouth, RI is trying to reduce its carbon footprint (and municipal expenses) through an investment in wind energy.

Amy Harder on Natural Gas Vehicles

Susanna, PF Web Maven

Planet Forward

Recently, our expert, Amy Harder was asked, "Do you think that Natural Gas is a good option as an intermediary fuel source for vehicles, or should we skip it and go directly to EVs?" See her response

Solar Incentive

David Raish

Planet Forward

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bill into law today that doubles the amount of energy power companies will be required to buy back from customers with solar panels today. That means that customers will be able to sell back up to 5... Read More

Retrofit Old Homes with Geothermal Earth Sheltering

Ron Nyberg

I do not know why we all think that we need something new to save our way of life! Our homes and business building waste power in massive amounts and there is no need for it! If we earth berm our older homes and replace windows with double pane ones... Read More

Wind Farming on Coal River Mountain

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Planet Forward

Why mountaintop removal for coal is reducing our energy options for the future

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Livestock are struggling to stomach climate change. Might bison rumen help?

Adam Goldstein

University of Missouri

Declining rangeland and rising temperatures have livestock ranchers searching for solutions. To South Dakota State University research assistant Anlly Fresno Rueda, a bison’s gut is as good of a place to start looking as any.

Essay | Water waste in the west: How Californians are taking new measures

Mia Rosenblatt

The George Washington University

California residents have been altering their habits and daily lives due to the state's over 20-year drought conditions. These practices can be an example to others as climate change worsens.

A Native space: Designing an Indigenous storytelling, mentorship program

Planet Forward Staff

Planet Forward

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.

Regenerative reporting from McGinley Ranch

Frank Sesno

Founding Director, Planet Forward

A select group of students from several universities recently traveled to McGinley Ranch in Nebraska to study and report on regenerative agriculture, land management practices, and sustainable bison ranching.