earth uprising

How has social media mobilized groups of people for sociopolitical change?

Protesters hold a sign that reads "ACT NOW CLIMATE CRISIS"

The COP26 Weymouth Rally and Demonstration on the Global Day of Action for Climate Justice, organized by the COP26 Coalition Dorset Hub (Stephen and Helen Jones/Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0 ))

Kaitlyn Copland

Planet Forward Correspondent | Eckerd College

Planet Forward Correspondent Kaitlyn Copland sits down with Gregor Sharp, an 18-year-old climate activist, to discuss the power social media has to mobilize individuals for a sociopolitical cause.

Planet Forward launches new climate series with WNET and Peril and Promise

Frank Sesno

Founding Director, Planet Forward

We are thrilled to announce a new media partnership with WNET Public Media Group to launch a monthly digital video series focusing on key issues challenging the planet.

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George Washington University

Today, petroleum is one of Alaska's main exports, but the use of oil in the region goes back thousands of years to the Tlingit people's harvesting of lipid-dense and flammable candlefish. Can this history illuminate a way to a green-fueled future?

Astonishing Alaska | Rocks are storytellers too

Halley Hughes

Planet Forward Correspondent | University of Arizona

An expedition with Lindblad in Southeast Alaska shows the realities of climate change and uncovers the mysteries behind the "language" of rocks.

With book in hand: Continuing the work of Lovejoy and Wilson in the heart of DC

Joel I. Cohen

Visiting Scholar, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University

How the next generation of naturalists can celebrate and protect the biodiversity of the canal that became a park in the heart of Washington, D.C.

Food Rescuers: Food recovery in the capital

Jelina Liu

George Washington University

In this mini-documentary, Planet Forward Comcast Sustainable Storytelling Fellow Jelina Liu provides a look into the extensive food recovery network in the United States' capital, Washington, D.C.