Wind

Air moves, windmill spins, electricity is generated. Simple right? Not so fast: the Planet Forward community looks at this critical piece of the renewable energy mix from new and often surprising perspectives.

Portsmouth Wind Turbine Redux

Briana Beltramini

PORTSMOUTH, RI __ In 2009, this little New England community raised its own wind turbine to generate its own power supply. A year later, Planet Forward (RWU) returns to Portsmouth to see what the fuss was all about.

Make Your Case – Kevin Harrison

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from the National Renewable Energy Lab

Nebraska Wind

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The story of Ainsworth, Nebraska

Getting the Most From Renewables

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From Host Frank Sesno at the National Renewable Energy Lab

Utilizing Wind Power In China

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Economics and Clean Technology

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from UC-Berkley Professor Dan Kammen

Make Your Case – Jim Johnson

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From the National Renewable Energy Lab

Block Island Wind Farm

Stephen DePasquale

BRISTOL, RI __ Block Islanders are considering the idea of posting eight wind turbines along their coastline hoping to harvest the wind for electricity. Planet Forward (RWU) looks at the plan and the possibilities.

Van Jones on Community Solar and Wind Energy

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Part 1 of a 3 part seriesSee Part 2: Van Jones on What Individuals Can Do to Increase EfficiencySee Part 3: Van Jones on Obama's Fuel Efficiency Standards

China's Future carbon emissions will rule our collective futures

Robert Steinhaus

Future carbon emissions will not come primarily from the currently industrialized world, but from the emerging economies, especially China. Future Green House Gas emissions from the developing economies in Asia will totally swamp reductions achieved... Read More

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Environmental engineering duo explore natural solution to flooding south of Chicago

Sarah Anderson

Medill News Service, Northwestern University

Colleen O’Brien and Jen Jenkins battle through unruly, waist-high foliage, dodging the thorny plants that grab at their clothes. In the sweltering July heat, their work space is a far cry from the air-conditioned office buildings they used to... Read More

Recipes for Food Security | Q&A: Indigenous Peoples’ Liaison set her sights on youth, food security, and the land

Terrius Harris

Planet Forward FAO Fellow | University of Oklahoma

Indigenous Peoples’ communities' challenges and priorities of “food security, food sovereignty, and health have accelerated and intensified during the COVID-19 pandemic,” according to Indigenous Peoples’ Liaison Mikaila Way.

Recipes for Food Security | The return of Loko Ea

Terrius Harris

Planet Forward FAO Fellow | University of Oklahoma

For many organizations, COVID-19 meant doors closed. Yet at one sacred, Native Hawaiian fishpond, community members worked to advance their efforts to reclaim the land, culture, and traditions of sustainable aquaculture.

Recipes for Food Security | Ka moʻolelo o nā loko iʻa ma Hawaiʻi (The story of fishponds in Hawaii)

Terrius Harris

Planet Forward FAO Fellow | University of Oklahoma

"Mo‘olelo," or storytelling, is embedded deeply in the Hawaiian culture. Now, groups of Native Hawaiians and allies are using it to destigmatize the traditional practice of fishponds and reunite with their roots.