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Webisodes
Learning How to Adapt from our Ancestors
THIS WEEK: This week Planet Forward is taking a look at the work PISA, a GW-based group, is doing in Nam Dinh, Vietnam. The women in Nam Dinh are adapting to a changing planet and they say they learned their tricks from none other than their ancestors!
Solar Decathlon – Tennessee’s on Top
Viewers voted and TENNESSEE is on top in the race for the Solar Decathlon! Check out the Tennessee team’s use of solar energy, insulated windows and a remote control iPad. Ask expert Bill Worthen what HIS thoughts are on the Tennessee team’s Living Light House.
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‘The Big Uneasy,’ The PF Interview with Harry Shearer
In this week’s WEBISODE Planet Forward host Frank Sesno sits down with Harry Shearer, the multi-talented comedian who is the voice of more than 21 Simpsons characters about his documentary on Hurricane Katrina The Big Uneasy
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Bangkok Underground
In this week’s WEBISODE we travel to Bangkok to see what they are doing to cope with floods. PF Producer Victoria Riess talks with Porntep Techapaibul, the Deputy Governor of Bangkok.
Rising Seas Bring Salty Risks
A rising tide may lift all boats, but what does it do to marshlands? In this week’s WEBISODE we showcase NSF funded scientist’s work on how marshes are affected by sea level rise. We also take you on a trip halfway around!
Ancient Redwoods’ Message About Climate Change
Would you climb a 300 foot tree to measure climate change? This week our WEBISODE focuses on some pretty daring work done by a research team from Humboldt State University led by Steve Sillet.
ICLEI’s Martin Chavez On Sustainable Growth & Smart Cities
This week, Planet Forward host Frank Sesno sits down with Martin Chavez, Executive Director of ICLEI. The focus? Smart cities! Learn what your city can do to grow and adapt to a changing planet. More>>
LEEDing after Disaster: AIA Architect on Why You Should
Can your community turn tragedy into opportunity? Bill Worthen, American Institute of Architects’ National Director and Resource Architect for Sustainability, sits down with us to talk about LEED certification and how disaster can provide opportunity to build back better.
Raise the Roof!
In this week’s webisode, we bring you an idea from the National Science Foundation about the benefits of green roofs. Also hear from a Planet Forward member who shows us her small business of painting roofs white for an environmental benefit.
Water Water Everywhere
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner may hit a little too close to home for the citizens of Mauritius. In this week’s webisode, take a trip to the small island with the help of Planet Forward member Matt Gray and learn about one way the smart community is trying to fix their water management problem.
What’s at Stake in Copenhagen? An Interview with Mike Tidwell, CCAN
Planet Forward host Frank Sesno interviews Mike Tidwell, head of the Chesapeake Climate Action Network, via Skype from Copenhagen. Hear why the best thing we can do for the environment might be to stop ‘going green.’
TV Segments
Amphibious House (Your Loss, Hurricane Irene)
As the east coast picks up after Hurricane Irene, ask yourself this: would you invest in a house that can float only when it needs to? Planet Forward host Frank Sesno, brings you the story for this month’s Nightly Business Report segment.
Articles From the Blog Related to Climate Change
Planet Forward at the DC Environmental Film Festival
As if you couldn’t get enough Planet Forward, our host and Founder Frank Sesno is moderating a film screening and panel at this year’s Environmental Film Festival. The panel is titled “Environmental Impacts on Public Health” and will be focusing on the critical issues of our changing planet and health impacts. Be sure to join …Read More…
The Urban Umwelt and You: Conservation Across Scales
Although you can fish for salmon in the Great Lakes, us Midwesterners consider them a delicacy. Restaurants fly them in daily from the Eastern Seaboard and Norway. Rarely ever do we eat a Lake Michigan salmon—especially at a fair price. I grew up hearing the legends of my grandfather catching salmon in the northern reaches …Read More…
A Few Smart Ideas to Clean Up and Re-energize Cities
More people live in cities now than in any other time in human history–nearly half the world’s population. They are the economic engines of our society, but they are also the source of 80% of global greenhouse gas emissions. We all have a choice in where we live, and a lot of us are moving …Read More…
Eco State of the Union: follow #ecosotu
Participate in the conversation with energy and environment experts, bloggers and tweeters during the president’s State of the Union address tonight at 9pm EST. You can follow on twitter using the #ecosotu hashtag or you can follow here where we’ll be participating in a chat of our own.
After COP17: Time for Local Climate Action
Two things are clear in the wake of the COP17 international climate negotiations in Durban, South Africa. First, time is not on our side in the fight against climate change. And second, the world needs to look beyond national governments for meaningful ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions today. The leadership of local governments—on display in Durban—takes on a new level of importance.
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Global Warming Has Pushed the Arctic into a “New Normal”
Planet Forward friend, Climate Central, tells us why the problems in the arctic aren’t staying there.
Adapting the world in 80 days? The view Durban to Bangkok (Pt 1)
In 2011, few areas in the world are free of severe weather events. Floods, droughts, cyclones, the list is biblical. Lost in the reportage of extreme weather events and policy debates around climate change, are the human impacts. How do multiple cyclones affect rice growing in Vietnam? We can measure a reduction in crop yield; …Read More…
The Raft House
Coastal communities are facing increased threats from sea level rise, but this idea will help homeowners rise above it. Check out our photo gallery!
The Next 500 Years of Sea Level Rise
We’ve all heard the predictions of sea level rise for 2100, but what about 2500? Planet Forward friend, Climate Central, reports on a new study that examines what the future will look like. Check it out>>
Bangkok Underground: How to Prepare for a Flood
Once called the “Venice of the East” because of its extensive canal system, Bangkok is a city that has been dealing with flooding for hundreds of years. It’s built on water. In fact, the primary housing option in the city in the 18th century was floating rafts. As the city has modernized, and its people …Read More…
Rural Women in Vietnam Face Scarcity of Jobs and Climate Disruption
It’s 5:00 am and I wake up to the sounds of rural Vietnam – the neighborhood roosters are having a crow-off, dogs and birds in the area are eagerly trying to participate, and my roommate the gecko calls out letting me know he was successful in protecting me from mosquitoes overnight. There is a gentle …Read More…
Climate Crisis Fueling Mississippi River’s Historic Floods
Flooding in downtown Memphis, May 2011 (via Flickr’s Chris Wieland) This post was originally published on NWF’s Blog Wildlife Promise The Mississippi River is experiencing its second “500-year flood” since 1993. That’s no freak occurrence – it’s a result of man-made carbon pollution changing our climate. “All extreme weather events are now subject to …Read More…
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