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Planet Forward
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Join thought-leaders from government, industry, and academics at “GW Moving the Planet Forward,” a symposium to highlight solutions to the challenges of a changing planet. The half-day conference will also highlight “Innovation Challenges” offered...
Tags: GWMoving, GW Moving the Planet Forward
Planet Forward, The George Washington University
Tuesday, June 23, 2015
Climate-KIC (Knowledge & Innovation Community), Europe’s main climate innovation initiative, recently hosted “hackathons” simultaneously in 16 cities around the world. D.C.'s event was at GW.
Tags: food, Food Waste, Climathon, Sustainability at GW
The George Washington University
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Three GWU Latin American and Hemispheric Studies masters students have teamed up with Planet Forward to conduct research on malnutrition in Guatemala.
Tags: explorers, food security, hunger, guatemala, communication, innovation
The George Washington University
Tuesday, February 28, 2017
The battle begins on the rooftop.
Tags: Urban Sustainability, Bees, rooftop beekeeping, apiary, urban agriculture, agriculture, food
George Washington University
Friday, March 09, 2018
After declining to about 10% of its population over the last century, the hawksbill sea turtle in Belize is on the rise again thanks to expanded legal protections.
Tags: belize, sea turtles, Hawksbill, endangered species, storyfest2018, Video, infographic
From left: Alex Rubenstein, Navya Pothamsetty, Shandra Furtado, Ashley Gallagher, Katherine Baker, Sven Lindblad, Frank Sesno, Vanessa Moss, Emily Arnold and Dr. Imani M. Cheers.
Planet Forward
Saturday, April 07, 2018
Winners will travel to Alaska, courtesy of Alaska Airlines, to travel with Lindblad Expeditions aboard the National Geographic Sea Lion this June.
Tags: Storyfest 2018, storyfest winner, Competition, alaska
The George Washington University
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Senior Writer, Planet Forward
Monday, September 21, 2015
What an incredibly strong and flexible material, a fraction of the weight of steel, and can be created by removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere?
Tags: green chemistry, green building materials, George Washington University
The Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens is in Pittsburgh’s Oakland neighborhood. (Wikimedia Commons)
George Washington University
Thursday, December 21, 2017
Of all the places on the planet you’d expect to find the greenest building, you probably don't think of Steel City.
Tags: Pittsburgh, living building, Phipps Conservatory, net zero energy, Green building, storyfest2018
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
The last couple of weeks of climate change news and legislation offers no better metaphor than from a 15-minute slice of time from this past Sunday's (April 25th) Climate Rally down on the National Mall.