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A farmer works to transplant rice. (International Rice Research Institute)
Eco-Business
Thursday, January 25, 2018
A pioneering, crowdfunding platform is bringing individual investors and farmers together for a shared stake in Philippines' agriculture.
Tags: philippines, investment, farming, storyfest2018
Farmer Roric Paulman talks with students about the challenges facing the aquifer, about 90 feet beneath their feet. (Planet Forward staff)
University of Missouri
Friday, February 23, 2018
In the face of a changing climate, the agriculture industry is increasingly figuring out how to produce more and use less.
Tags: pfinnebraska, Nebraska, agriculture, farm, harvest, Water, aquifer
Planet Forward Correspondent | SUNY-ESF
Monday, July 22, 2019
As we aim toward sustainable, more accessible agricultural practices, community supported agriculture (CSA) continues to grow. This fictional story offers insight to the beginning of the movement.
Tags: community supported agriculture, farming, food deserts, CSA, healthy produce, sustainable agriculture
Planet Forward Copy Editor | George Washington University
Tuesday, November 27, 2018
Genevieve Cullen, president of the Electric Drive Transit Association, joined Frank Sesno in a conversation about the future of electric transit in the United States at our Planet Forward Salon: The Future of Electric Transit.
Tags: salon, electric cars, EVs, hybrid, hybrid cars, EV public transportation, transportation, electric grid
Fashion designer, Ngwane Liz poses at Down Beach Limbe wearing an up-cycled dress from her "NWF" collection. (No Waste Factory)
Mandela Washington Fellow
Monday, October 17, 2022
The cost of staying fashionable goes beyond the price tag to the environment. Sustainable Fashion designer Ngwane Liz is reversing the fast fashion trend by patching pieces of tossed clothes into new garments.
Thursday, April 19, 2012
The growing role of natural gas in the U.S. energy mix continues to confound and divide renewable energy experts and investors. Is America’s abundant supply of shale gas a boon for the renewable industry, or undercutting it?
Tags: natural gas, fracking, solar wind
Planet Forward, The George Washington University
Tuesday, July 21, 2015
As the solar industry grows, scientists and businesses have been thinking up new ways to reduce cost, increase efficiency, improve aesthetics and create options for off-grid solar.
Tags: solar, concentrated solar, perovskite, tandem solar, nanowires, innovation
Could produce and packaged food be labeled with carbon data in the future? (Katherine Baker/Columbia University)
Planet Forward Senior Correspondent | Cornell University
Tuesday, February 27, 2018
The food system emits up to one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions and many consumers are looking for ways to reduce their carbon footprint. Sustainability labeling may be part of the solution.
Tags: food, sustainability
George Washington University
Thursday, February 22, 2018
The popular imagination may think of agriculture as Mom and Dad with a pitchfork, but today’s Nebraskan corn farm is probably the furthest thing from the average arm-chair-futurist’s daydreams of farming reality.
Tags: pfinnebraska, Nebraska, precision agriculture, agriculture, farm, storyfest2018
Jacob Lebel, in the tan jacket center left, and fellow plaintiffs in front of the Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C. (Robin Loznak)
George Washington University
Friday, May 11, 2018
A group of 21 young plaintiffs have sued the federal government for climate change. We interviewed one of the plaintiffs involved for a run-down on the history, implications, and new advancements in the lawsuit.