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School Without Walls Senior High School
Friday, March 25, 2016
A company has developed a cheaper way to capture carbon emissions and convert them to bioplastic — which could help us reduce our dependence on oil and fossil fuels.
Tags: Bioplastics, carbon capture, methane
Jackson State University
Tuesday, December 20, 2016
When I joined members of the Mobile Bay National Estuary Program on a trip to Mon Louis Island to examine the oyster reef construction just off the coast, I caught a glimpse of a monumental process to save the dwindling shorefront.
Tags: erosion, coastal erosion, artificial reef, shoreline, restoration, estuary, storyfest2017
Senior Writer, Planet Forward
Monday, February 08, 2016
Once thought of as the stuff of science fiction, driverless cars already have become science fact. But what of safety — and the environment?
Tags: president obama, driverless cars, google, Tesla
Planet Forward, George Washington University School of Media and Public Affairs
Monday, September 29, 2014
Bill Hohenstein
Thursday, March 01, 2012
Written by Eric Vermeiren
What do jet engines, computers, transistors, the internet, and the Global Positioning System (GPS) have in common? They all owe their existence to early stage investment by the U.S. Government.
The George Washington University, Spring 2016 Editorial Intern
Wednesday, February 17, 2016
Thanks to The Microbead-Free Waters Act, we are one step closer to preventing plastic pollution from reaching our waterways.
Tags: clean water, contaminated water, microbeads, beauty products, plastic
GWU School of Media and Public Affairs
Monday, May 05, 2014
Tara Sonenshine announces the Planet Forward University Consortium and the launch of Feeding the Planet Year 2.
Tags: feeding the planet
Planet Forward
Monday, March 14, 2011
Cross-posted from Advanced Biofuels USA by Joanne Ivancic
Northwestern University
Wednesday, February 05, 2020
Toward the end of Sasco Creek Road in Westport, Connecticut, passersby witness a charming landscape change. The typical residential street opens up to a vast meadow where grasses tickle the waists of hikers and birdwatchers.
Tags: Biodiversity, environmental activism, Ecosystems, wildlife, endangered species, local activism, climate change
Senior Writer, Planet Forward
Monday, November 23, 2015
James Cameron might be best known as a filmmaker ("The Terminator," "Titanic," "Avatar" and more) but he also is a staunch environmentalist.