How should we reduce our carbon footprint?

Ideas answering this question

Luther College: Working to Reduce Their Carbon Footprint by 50%

Dan Bellrichard

From a student project, to a house run completely on solar, to the largest solar field in Iowa, Luther students, ... more ...

Biofuels, Campus Sustainability, Climate Leadership Awards, Education, Efficiency, Green Communities, Green Living, Renewable Energy, Solar, Wind

Allegheny College: Deep Infrastructure Sustainability

kelly boulton

Sustainability at Allegheny College is a community endeavor that is as much about responsibility as it is about fun.
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Campus Sustainability, Climate Leadership Awards, Education, Efficiency, Green Building, Green Communities, Green Living

Glendale Community College: A Culture of Sustainability

Glendale Community College, AZ

Glendale Community College has been invested in sustainability since 2004, and now features over 30 on-campus "Green ... more ...

Campus Sustainability, Climate Leadership Awards, Education, Efficiency, Green Communities, Policy, Public Transportation

Former Admiral Dennis McGinn says Choice Could Challenge Dependency

United States Energy and Security Council

Former Admiral and current president of the American Council on Renewable Energy Dennis McGinn discusses the power of ... more ...

Adaptation, Biofuels, Efficiency, Electric Cars, Green Communities, Green Living, Natural Gas, Renewable Energy, Transportation

The Evolution of American Oil Dependency

United States Energy and Security Council

Who better to discuss the evolution of American oil prices than the former president of Shell Oil? John Hofmeister ... more ...

Adaptation, Efficiency, Green Living, Natural Gas, Renewable Energy

Conservation: Think About It

William Wheeler

Have the local chamber of commerce sponsor an environmental high school film contest on the subject of carbon footprint. ... more ...

Climate Change, Education, Green Living

YouTube, Climate Change and You

Team #THINKFWD

How much carbon do all those music videos and lolcats produce? Turns out it's quite a lot.

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Colleges and Universities, Education

New Materials Turn Heat Into Electricity

National Science Foundation

Most of today’s power plants–from some of the largest solar arrays to nuclear energy facilities–rely ... more ...

Efficiency, Engineering, Renewable Energy, Science, Solar, Water

The New York Stock Exchange Takes on Largest Solar Project in the U.K.

Hear from Michelle Greene about what the NY Stock Exchange is doing to work towards a greener planet. Greene discusses ... more ...

Adaptation, Architecture, Business, Climate Change, Efficiency, Green Building, Renewable Energy, Solar

Reusing Office Space as a Means for Greener Comapnies

Listen to what Kevin Moss of BT has to say about what his company is doing to reduce their carbon footprint in regards ... more ...

Adaptation, Efficiency, Transportation

Porous Carbon Captures Greenhouse Gas

National Science Foundation

Keith Gubbins of North Carolina State University, Raleigh, in collaboration with industrial partners, has discovered ... more ...

Keeping Cool in the Community

Environmental and Energy Study Institute

District energy systems distribute thermal energy (steam, hot water, and/or chilled water) through a network of ... more ...

Economics, Education, Efficiency, Geothermal, Green Communities, Natural Gas

Robots to Monitor Oil Spills Where Humans Can’t Reach

National Science Foundation

The University of Minnesota’s Center for Distributed Robotics is developing an amphibious robotic system, the ... more ...

Adaptation, Clean Tech, Engineering, Science

Building TRTL's Solar Shell

Canada Solar Decathlon

Do you think this TRTL is tough enough to withstand the demands of our energy future? Informed by the past, looking to ... more ...

Efficiency, Green Building, Green Living, Renewable Energy, Solar, Solar Decathlon

A Sustainable Transformation: Ohio State’s enCORE House

enCORE: Team OSU Solar Decathlon 2011

We need to rethink the way that people live, redesigning the traditional family home to be much more sustainable in all ... more ...

Architecture, Education, Efficiency, Engineering, Green Building, Green Communities, Green Living, Renewable Energy, Solar Decathlon

Dirty Art.

Carrie Winans

I stole this video from a blog I read called “Honestly…WTF”. The video you are watching features an ... more ...

Activism, Art, Humor, Transportation

Environmental Prototype Homes of Tomorrow: Solar-Powerd Micro Housing

We are a 501c non profit corporation. Our company is based on the belief that our recipients’ dire needs are of ... more ...

Activism, Architecture, Clean Tech, Climate Change, Economics, Education, Efficiency, Engineering, Green Building, Green Communities, Green Living, Natural Disasters, Policy, Renewable Energy, Solar

Cities, Towns, and Businesses Can Offer Incentives for Recycling

Robert H. Pike

Three ideas; 1. Right now, in my town (Homestead, Fla.) the trash and recycling bill is the same. The town provides us ... more ...

Ask an Expert, Economics, Education, Efficiency, Green Communities, Green Living, GreenGov, Policy, Renewable Energy, Science, Solar

Rooftop Urban Agriculture

Damon van der Linde

On the rooftop garden of Toronto’s Evergreen Brickworks, Steven Peck, President and Founder of environmental ... more ...

Adaptation, Agriculture, Architecture, Business, Climate Change, Economics, Efficiency, Engineering, Green Building, Green Communities, Green Living, Water

Feast Your Eyes – Ole Miss Dines Eco-Friendly

Avé Mayeux & Allie Cimo

Ole Miss dining has started a green meal plan to make students more aware. They have also began a “Meatless ... more ...

Business, Campus Sustainability, Green Communities, Green Living, Health

Efficiency Blueprint

Gerard D. Manogin

Homeowners in the Oxford/University community in Mississippi are making a change in their lives by building green.
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Efficiency, Green Building, Green Living, Renewable Energy

Hydrogen as Energy – Green Revolution

National Science Foundation

How do we harness the power of hydrogen and turn it into useable energy? This episode of Green Revolution talks to ... more ...

Science, Transportation

Green Roofs – Science Nation

National Science Foundation

Ingenuity sprouting from the rooftops. The rooftops of Manhattan are as varied as the city itself. A glance at the city ... more ...

Agriculture, Science

Animas Quadracycle

A solar charge, human powered, all-terrain vehicle.
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Biking, Efficiency, Engineering, Green Living, Solar, Transportation

Increase Power Plant Efficiency Using Existing Technology

The University of Texas at Austin

The University of Texas at Austin has increased its total annual energy production efficiency by almost 30% over the ... more ...

Efficiency, Engineering, Natural Gas, Policy, Science

Develop a Global Greenhouse to Combat Desertification

I believe we should produce a vast network of desalinated water pumping systems, that is powered by clean energy (wind ... more ...

Activism, Algae, Clean Tech, Engineering, Geothermal, Green Building

Create a Federal Incentive for Home Energy Efficiency

Many younger home owners are financially strapped and cannot afford to give their homes energy improvements. ... more ...

Activism, Efficiency, Policy

Move Away from Corporate-Funded Ethanol Development

Why has the entire effort to go green coalesced around large corporations. Those are the same captains of Industry who ... more ...

Activism, Ask an Expert, Business, Clean Tech

Use City Water to Power Hydroelectric Turbines

chris jamerson

Most large cities have water mains that have high volumns of 60 PSI or better water flowing most of the time, if the ... more ...

Efficiency, Hydroelectric, Policy, Science

Convert Automobiles to LPG to Save Oil

The government should give grants to people that have their automobiles converted to LPG. It now costs about $1000 ... more ...

Clean Tech, Efficiency, Green Living, Natural Gas, Transportation

Create a Clean, Affordable Solar Power Service to Supply Energy

50% of the electricity in the U.S. is currently generated from coal. Coal power plants emit CO2, produce solid waste, ... more ...

Activism, Clean Tech, Green Building, Green Living, Solar

Community Engagement, Energy Efficiency, Job Creation

Sam Witherbee

WeatherizeDC is a program of The DC Project, a recently launched nonprofit that connects and empowers communities to ... more ...

Activism, Architecture, Campus Sustainability, Education, Efficiency, Green Building, Green Communities, Green Living

API CEO: Oil and Natural Gas Spends Billions on Innovation

Planet Forward

Jack Gerard answers Planet Forward's energy innovation question and shares the secret behind being the leader of these ... more ...

Business, Clean Tech, Natural Gas

Historic Preservation in Charleston, Dubuque and Grand Rapids

Planet Forward

By Harry Bergmann, Erin McCluskey, and Summer Newman For a course on urban sustainability at The George Washington ... more ...

Architecture, Efficiency, Engineering, Green Building, Green Living, Policy

I would like to institute a free bike share program for George Washington University students and faculty.

Biking, Green Living, Public Transportation, Transportation

Sec. Chu – Is the Energy Race our New “Sputnik” Moment?

Planet Forward

Energy Secretary Steven Chu told the National Press Club that time may be running out for the United States to lead in ... more ...

Agriculture, Biofuels, Business, Clean Tech, Education, Efficiency, Electric Cars, Engineering, GreenGov, Nuclear, Policy, Science, Solar

District Energy Systems can Leverage Scale and Alternative Energy to Power Cities

Build more district energy systems, because they have the inherent scale and load aggregation to consume biomass as well ... more ...

Architecture, Business, Efficiency, Engineering, Green Living, Science

Reduce Greenhouse Emissions from Electric Car Charging Stations

I am often asked if converting US cars to battery power would result in a net reduction of CO2 emissions. After all the ... more ...

Clean Tech, Electric Cars, Engineering, Green Living, Transportation

350 International Get To Work Day ~ Austin TX

Planet Forward

Green Living, Transportation

FEMA’s Role in Advancing Sustainable, Affordable Housing Options

Environmental and Energy Study Institute

Experts speaking on Capitol Hill about the state of post-disaster, interim housing provided by the Federal Emergency ... more ...

Architecture, Policy

Can Oil Production Meet Rising Global Demand?

Planet Forward

Experts speaking on Capitol Hill about on challenges facing the oil industry to keep pace with rising global demand, and ... more ...

The Philosophy of Energy Auditing

Christopher Gregory

When can you find the meaning of life while conducting an energy audit? When you spend a day with Pascal Maslin of ... more ...

Architecture, Clean Tech, Efficiency

Forest Service Sustainable Operations

Maritza Huerta

Lighten Your Load Events: Forest Service employees were asked to unplug and properly surplus unused government equipment ... more ...

Efficiency, Green Living, GreenGov

Haven for Hawks

Assignment Earth

John Doremus has been keeping an eye on raptors for the U.S. Bureau of Land Management since 1972. After decades of ... more ...

Activism, Green Living

How Do You Roll? – U.S. DOT Asks Employees To Take a “Commuter Choice Survey”

The White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) recently distributed the Volpe Center’s “Commuter ... more ...

GreenGov, Transportation

Warming Walruses: Watch NWF’s Climate Capsule, 9/28/2010

From DC to Alaska, what impact is global warming having on America right now? What’s the National Wildlife ... more ...

Activism, GreenGov, Oceans, Water

NSF Recycling Program

Adam D. Silverman

Introduction to the National Science Foundation (NSF) recycling and reuse program by Adam Silverman, Senior ... more ...

Efficiency, GreenGov

Stewart on the Street

Find out what people know about recycling and energy
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Activism, Efficiency

GSA Carbon Footprint and Green Procurement Tool

Jennifer Hazelman

As one of the finalists for the 2010 GreenGov Presidential Awards, here is our video that we would like submit. This ... more ...

Efficiency, GreenGov

Bringing Business and Government Together to Solve Climate Problems

Major Premise : Create a national advertising campaign to convince Americans that Energy Conservation is not only good ... more ...

Activism, Business, Clean Tech, Education, Green Communities, Policy

Clean Legislation Creates Clean Energy

Due to a bill passed in the fall of 2009 by the Oregon State Legislature, field burning in 2010 has been outlawed. This ... more ...

Green Communities, GreenGov

The Threatened Colorado River

Assignment Earth

The Colorado River and its tributaries sustain nearly 30 million people across seven states and Mexico. It is the most ... more ...

Activism, Agriculture, GreenGov

Gunnison Gorge NCA

Assignment Earth

With gold medal trout fishing, beneath shear granite cliffs, whitewater, wildlife and spectacular vistas, Gunnison Gorge ... more ...

Your Mind Is The Scene Of The Climate

The NWF Climate Capsule, featuring our “Be Kind, Rewind” version of “Inception.” If you could ... more ...

Resurrecting a Legendary Giant of the Forest that can Absorb Nearly Every American’s Carbon Footprint

Robert Hudson Westover

The American Chestnut tree was once the dominate “sequoia” of the Eastern US. But, tragically, the great ... more ...

Taking Cues from Across the Pond

Victoria Riess

London’s Congestion Zone makes car owners pay to drive into the city. See the impact it has on the amount of cars ... more ...

Uncategorized

Hybrid Cabs in Washington DC

Victoria Riess

Follow a DC cab driver after he’s made the switch from a carbon combustion vehicle to a hybrid. Imagine the impact ... more ...

Green Communities, Hybrid Vehicles, Transportation

The Londoner’s Eye

Victoria Riess

While studying abroad in London, I spoke with some locals to get their opinion on the environment. Check out what they ... more ...

Uncategorized

Solar and the City

Richard Klein

It’s time to do something electric with all that wasted roof space in cities like Manhattan. The latest in PV and ... more ...

Architecture, Efficiency

Idea for residential electricity production

george whitney

Place small wind electric producing generators for such minor needs such as charging batteries for electric vehicles and ... more ...

Efficiency, Wind

VERTICAL AXIS WIND TURBINE WINDMILL ALTERNATIVE GREEN POWER

http://www.greenpowerscience.com/ A simple wind turbine all around you. Alternative energy green job training. Wind power.
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What If LeBron James Was A Global Warming-Denying Sock Puppet?

With the popularity of LeBron James’ televised special announcing his choice of a new team, we decided to use the ... more ...

Activism, Efficiency, Humor

Paper or Plastic?

Watch the inspiring 2nd place video by Zack Mayeda of the Get Green Video Contest, showing how to better reduce your ... more ...

Uncategorized

What are You Doing Jake?!

Watch the inspiring 2nd place video by Kevin Tanner of the Get Green Video Contest, showing how to better reduce your ... more ...

Activism, Efficiency

Compost, For a Greener Tomorrow

Watch the inspiring winning video of the Get Green Video Contest, showing how to better reduce your carbon footprint.
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Agriculture, Clean Tech, Green Living

How will the Gulf Oil Spill affect our Energy Future?

Planet Forward

John Pemberton of Southern Company thinks the oil spill disaster in the Gulf may muddy the waters of Congress’s ... more ...

Mike Tidwell at the Citizens Arrest at BP’s DC Headquarters

Susanna, PF Web Maven

Public Citizen, Friends of the Earth, Greenpeace, Energy Action Coalition, Chesapeake Climate Action Network, 350.org, ... more ...

Rev Yearwood at the Citizens Arrest at BP’s DC Headquarters

Susanna, PF Web Maven

Reverend Yearwood compares the BP oil spill to Hurricane Katrina at the protest at BP’s DC headquarters on June 4. ... more ...

Green Beverages

There are a lot of ways for us to cut back on our carbon footprints at home, but beverage selection is not usually the ... more ...

Uncategorized

NWF Flyover Proves BP Wrong on Oiled Wetlands

Watch NWF investigate BP’s ludicrous claim that only 30 acres of wetlands have been impacted by the BP oil spill.
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Reducing Your Carbon Footprint at the Office

The office is not one of the first places we turn when looking to reduce our carbon footprint, but that may be changing. ... more ...

Green Communities

Citizens Speak: Thoughts on the BP Oil Spill (Energy Conservation / Hazardous Waste / Big Oil)

T.H. "Stone" Lyons

Citizens Speak: Part 1, Thoughts on the BP Oil Spill. American citizens speak their minds on the BP Gulf Oil Spill. All ... more ...

Petrol Free Gypsy Carnival Tour

http://www.gypsycarnivaltour.org/dates.html LIVE Streaming of the Shows @ http://www.ustream.tv/channel/petrol-free-gypsy-tour
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Citizens Arrested in Governor Joe Manchin’s Office

Rescind mining permits on Coal River Mountain ~ October 19, 2009 Dear Governor Manchin, As residents of West ... more ...

Senior Citizens March Against Mountain Top Removal

Day 1 of a 5 day march covering 25 miles from Charleston, WV to it’s end in civil disobedience actions at the ... more ...

Petrol Free Gypsy Carnival Tour 2010 (green energy / conservation / environment)

T.H. "Stone" Lyons

Petrol Free Gypsy Carnival Tour in Dupont Circle, Washington DC, May 20, 2010
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Climate Records Fall & A Titanic Disaster: NWF Climate Capsule, May 18

In this week’s NWF Climate Capsule, rising temperatures shatter climate records, progress on a Senate clean energy ... more ...

Activism, Policy

Edison On Solar Power (Solar Power / Wind Power / Climate Change / Global Warming)

T.H. "Stone" Lyons

A :60 spec spot advocating the use of solar power created by T.H. “Stone” Lyons. Music by: Lisa Forseth
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Report from Surface of BP Oil Spill

National Wildlife Federation’s Miles Grant experiences first hand the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Bikestation DC: Making Clean Transportation Work

Sure, we all know that riding a bike instead of driving a car helps to reduce your carbon footprint. But for commuters ... more ...

Biking, Transportation

Off Shore or Off Oil?

Less than a month after Obama announced and expansion of offshore drilling a BP Oil platform exploded in the gulf coast. ... more ...

Activism, BP Oil Spill

Eating Locally, Organically, and Your Carbon Footprint

We know eating locally and organically is a healthier lifestyle, but did you also know that doing so can help reduce ... more ...

The 2010 Good Jobs, Green Jobs Conference: The Start of Healing Societal & Environmental ADD(?)

Over the last few weeks since the “Next Steps to A Climate Bill” presentation at George Washington ... more ...

Activism, Efficiency, Engineering

Oil Spill and Basketball

Steve Graziano

I was talking to Willis Reed, the former New York Knicks basketball player last night. (Don’t ask – it’s a long story.) ... more ...

“Parsona Non Grata” – Topless America & RAN Chicago

The Rainforest Action Network’s Chicago chapter and The Topless America Project join together in the campaign ... more ...

Uncategorized

Oxford-University Transit

Patrick Smith

Recent changes in one of Oxford’s public transportation systems could help keep it running for years to come. The ... more ...

Efficiency, Green Communities, Public Transportation, Transportation

What Improvements can TGIF help to make on the Ole Miss campus

Activism, Policy

Rebel petals

Rachel Harper

An easy way for ole miss to go green!
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Biking, Efficiency, Transportation

Greeks Go Green

Hely Forrester

Ole Miss journalism project.
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Uncategorized

Solar Power Tower

David Mortimer

A little knowledge in your cup about the Solar Power Tower in Seville, Spain. Works Cited: Shukman, David. “Power ... more ...

Going Green pt. 2 001.MOV

Trevor Gaskins

Innovation Ideas at Ole Miss
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Uncategorized

More on the Oil Spill from Baton Rouge

Steve Graziano

It’s a little over 150 miles from where I live in Baton Rouge to Venice, Louisiana, the town where the Gulf meets land. ... more ...

Activism, Policy

Deepwater Horizon disaster: it could get much, much worse

Thomas Nephew

Leaked report: Government fears Deepwater Horizon well could become unchecked gusher (Brian Raines, al.com/Mobile ... more ...

Uncategorized

What a Difference a Spill Makes

There are so many questions the spill in the Gulf now raises. What will be the impact on offshore drilling — which ... more ...

Uncategorized

PERSPECTIVES ON SUSTAINING OUR PLANET

David G. Maskalick, Ph.D.

Sustainability: historical perspective. Ideas related to sustainability have been expressed by many people and cultures ... more ...

Green Grocery Shoppin’

Ashley Valentine

By Kristen Kuhn and Ashley Valentine
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Rebel Pedals at Ole Miss

This is a video about Rebel Pedals, a bike sharing program on the campus of the University of Mississippi.
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Biking, Transportation

Earth Day Recap & Dirty’s Fuel: NWF’s Climate Capsule, April 27

In this week’s NWF Climate Capsule, pushing the Senate to move now on clean energy & climate action, an Earth ... more ...

Lisa P. Jackson on Senator Graham’s Criticisms

Planet Forward

From our live Planet Forward event on April 20… Planet Forward Host, Frank Sesno, ask Lisa Jackson to respond to ... more ...

Using Thorium Energy to Address Environmental Problems

Robert Steinhaus

Use of 1 pound of Thorium nuclear fuel replaces the burning of 3 million pounds of coal and prevents the production of ... more ...

Biofuels, Efficiency

Record Temps, Volcano’s Impact & Dirty’s Got Mail: NWF Climate Capsule, April 20

In this week’s NWF Climate Capsule, a record-breaking March, a new push for Senate climate action, Earth ... more ...

Geothermal, Policy

The Best Forms of Climate Remediation Reduce the Cost of Energy

Robert Steinhaus

DOE EIA figures indicate that approximately 85% of US energy production and economic activity in the USA is currently ... more ...

Uncategorized

Energy Independence & Dy-No-Mite Dirty: NWF Climate Capsule, April 16

In this week’s NWF Climate Capsule, an endangered species at Glacier National Park, how a climate bill would hit ... more ...

NWF Climate Capsule: Climate Invaders & Dirty Goes Drilling

In this week’s NWF Climate Capsule, how global warming could lead to stronger poison ivy, another landmark event ... more ...

Biofuels, Geothermal

Is Coal Expansion Imminent?

A reader of EarthTalk posed an interesting question a few weeks back – does the expansion of electric and plug-in ... more ...

Can the D.C. Bag Tax Be A National Model?

Kate Galliers

The D.C. Bag Tax went into effect on January 1, 2010 with a portion of all revenues going to the Anacostia River ... more ...

Activism, Green Living, GreenGov

NWF Climate Capsule: New Warming Evidence & Udderly Ridiculous Denial

In this week’s video NWF Climate Capsule: More confirmation the 2000s were the hottest decade on record, ... more ...

The Three-Dollar Stoves

Pamposh Raina

In the coming days in Washington D.C. researchers are likely to discuss the prospects of funding over half-a-billion ... more ...

Clean Tech, Efficiency, Green Living

Al Gore’s Latest on Sea Ice and Clean Coal

Warning – A bit sobering… The smackdown in 8-min or less. ... more ...

Activism, Policy

Convert Air Transport to Hydrogen

Rodney M Coenen

A Proposal to Convert Air Transport to Clean Hydrogen (CATCH) Air transport produces twelve percent of all ... more ...

In U.S., Many Environmental Issues at 20-Year-Low Concern

Cross-posted from Gallup.com by Jeffrey M. Jones PRINCETON, NJ — Americans are less worried about each of eight ... more ...

Activism, Policy

Haiti: Out of the Wood, Into the Sun?

If Jack Bauer started an NGO devoted to climate change, it would probably be called the Carbon War Room (CWR). The ... more ...

Waste to Energy with Covanta

* All Videos * My Videos * My Favorites * Add Videos This video is awaiting approval. Ryder Haske Making Energy out of ... more ...

Ski Area Report Card

Assignment Earth

For 10 years, the Ski Area Citizens Coalition has published its ski area environmental report card, a rating system that ... more ...

Business, Climate Change, Water

Bighorns on the Brink

Assignment Earth

Researcher Aly Courtemanch starts her work day on skis. That’s how she gets around on the alpine terrain where she ... more ...

Adaptation, Climate Change

Yellowstone Snowmobiles

Assignment Earth

Yellowstone National Park has been described as a winter wonderland. “We find that a lot of people from across the ... more ...

Jaguars in Peril

Assignment Earth

Last year the only known wild jaguar in the United States was captured in a trap and euthanized by Arizona Wildlife ... more ...

The Story of Cap & Trade

Annie Leonard, the host of “The Story of Stuff” just completed a video to educate people in a VERY ... more ...

Activism, Policy

Clean Air Council’s innovative anti-idling project, IdleFreePhilly.org

In an effort to reduce the harmful emissions and wasted fuel from idling trucks and buses, Clean Air Council has ... more ...

Efficiency, Green Communities, Policy, Transportation

Rosebud

Sustainable Green Building for the Future

Planet Forward Archive

From Peter Busby, Managing Director at Perkins and Will
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It’s not easy being green

Planet Forward Archive

Liza Mundy, staff writer for the Washington Post Magazine, discusses her household “greening project”.
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Baking With Solar Energy

Planet Forward Archive

Two girl scouts who are working to move the planet forward
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Green Living, Solar

Pavements

Planet Forward Archive

An idea to collect energy through the heat absorbed in asphalt
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Efficiency, Engineering, Green Living, Transportation

Nuclear Power is Not the Answer to Climate Change

Planet Forward Archive

From Kevin Kamps, Beyond Nuclear’s watchdog on radioactive waste and nuclear power subsidies
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Nuclear, Policy

Can We Move Rapidly Away From Fossil Fuels? An Interview With Professor Christopher L. DeMarco

Planet Forward Archive

An interview with Professor Christopher L. DeMarco, from the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s School of Engineering.
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Clean Tech, Efficiency, Engineering, Green Living, Nuclear, Solar, Wind

Cap and trade policies would disrupt lives

Planet Forward Archive

From Bill Raney, President of the West Virginia Coal Association
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Convert Millions of Gas Guzzlers Already on the Road to Plug-Ins

Planet Forward Archive

From Felix Kramer, founder of the California Cars Initiative
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Electric Cars, Green Living, Transportation

Can We Move Rapidly Away From Fossil Fuels? An Interview with Professor Michael L. Corradini

Planet Forward Archive

An interview with Professor Michael L. Corradini of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s College of Engineering.
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Clean Tech, Efficiency, Green Living

Reflections on a 21,000-mile Bicycle Journey

Planet Forward Archive

From climate expert David Kroodsma
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Biking, Efficiency, Transportation

Economics and Clean Technology

Planet Forward Archive

From UC Berkley Professor of Renewable Energy Dan Kammen
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Clean Tech, Economics, Efficiency, Engineering, Green Living, Policy, Solar, Wind

Electric vehicle conversion

Planet Forward Archive

From Chelan, WA: How converting your vehicle to an electric engine can work
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Clean Tech, Efficiency, Electric Cars, Engineering, Transportation

A Message from Bill McKibben

Planet Forward Archive

Bill McKibben of Middlebury College gives his take on our climate future
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Clean Tech, Efficiency, Green Living, Policy, Science

Solar that may not be so green

A recent article in the Seattle PI states that a proposed solar power plant near Cle Elum in eastern Washington is ... more ...

moonlighters

Efficiency, Humor

Agriculture and Fossil Fuel

Richard Sakuma of Sakuma Bros. Farms talks about the need for incentives in the agriculture industry for farmers to move ... more ...

Inspire Green

Samantha Duggan

A group of college students look at the water situation and dream up their own filtered water bottle. Planet Forward ... more ...

Eating Our Way to a Sustainable Future

Jackie Faillace

Local food lies at the center of a sustainable way of living. Author and Environmentalist Bill McKibben speaks about the ... more ...

Agriculture, Green Living

Beyond the Car

Leslie Stonebraker

Car and truck usage is responsible for about one-third of the United State’s total carbon dioxide emissions. Since ... more ...

Green Living, Public Transportation, Transportation

Prius as a Cultural Icon

Bryanna Fucci

BRISTOL, RI __ During the last decade, the Toyota Prius exploded on the scene and has since become the icon for the ... more ...

Clean Tech, Green Living, Hybrid Vehicles, Transportation

Biking to Work

Bryanna Fucci

BRISTOL, RI __ Professor Chris Menton bikes to work nearly every day knowing with every trip he’s reducing his ... more ...

Biking, Green Living, Transportation

Carbon Child

Briana Beltramini

BRISTOL, RI __ Like father, like son? Not exactly: social change with regard to the environment sometimes takes a ... more ...

Tick Tock

Leslie Stonebraker

Human impact on the Earth is undeniable. The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere today is higher than it ... more ...

Portsmouth Wind Turbine Redux

Briana Beltramini

PORTSMOUTH, RI __ In 2009, this little New England community raised its own wind turbine to generate its own power ... more ...

Clean Tech, Policy, Wind

RISE Energy Audit

Briana Beltramini

BRISTOL, RI __ Looking to reduce your carbon footprint? Some power companies will do FREE home audits to determine if ... more ...

Gabe Rap

Michael Scully

There are many ways to change your Carbon Footprint. Gabe offers some lifestyle advice.
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Efficiency, Green Living

Think Hydrogen

Planet Forward Archive

Save The Earth

Planet Forward Archive

The Right Tree in the Right Place

Planet Forward Archive

From the Policy Greenhouse at The George Washington University on July 10, 2009
more

Transportation Planning Done Right in DC

Planet Forward Archive

From the Policy Greenhouse at The George Washington University on July 10, 2009
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Public Transportation, Transportation

Urban Tree Canopy

Planet Forward Archive

From the Policy Greenhouse at The George Washington University on July 10, 2009
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Activism, Business, Clean Tech, Green Living, Policy, Science

Plug In Your Car

Planet Forward Archive

from Tony Markel of the National Renewable Energy Lab
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Clean Tech, Electric Cars, Transportation

A Nuke Reason To Conserve

Planet Forward Archive

from AJ Simon of Lawrence Livermore National Lab
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Clean Tech, Engineering, Nuclear

Getting the Most From Renewables

Planet Forward Archive

From Host Frank Sesno at the National Renewable Energy Lab
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Engineering, Solar, Transportation, Wind

Living with Energy – A Marriage of Convenience

Planet Forward Archive

Clean Tech, Humor

Affordable Electric Cars

Planet Forward Archive

Making the case that affordable options should be available now
more

Recycling To Africa

Planet Forward Archive

Activism, Business, Clean Tech

Economics and Clean Technology

Planet Forward Archive

from UC-Berkley Professor Dan Kammen
more

Efficiency, Engineering, Green Living, Policy, Solar, Wind

Mining the Sun

Planet Forward Archive

From Steve Robbins of the National Renewable Energy Lab
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Architecture, Clean Tech, Solar

We need a miracle

Planet Forward Archive

Thoughts from journalist Jason Bellini
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Clean Tech, Efficiency, Green Living

Tax Lien Financing

Planet Forward Archive

From the Policy Greenhouse at The George Washington University
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Architecture, Efficiency, Green Living

A Carbon Tax

Planet Forward Archive

Taxing bad things – rewarding work
more

Activism, Green Living

Striking Vikings

Planet Forward Archive

Activism, Green Living

Irreversible Irreplaceable

Planet Forward Archive

Activism, Science

Plug-In Viability

Planet Forward Archive

Host Frank Sesno from the National Renewable Energy Lab
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Clean Tech, Efficiency, Electric Cars, Transportation

Make Your Case – Jim Johnson

Planet Forward Archive

From the National Renewable Energy Lab
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Clean Tech, Green Living, Wind

Software and Technology Help Solve Climate Change

Planet Forward Archive

from Michael Meehan, CEO of Carbonetworks
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Business, Clean Tech, Efficiency, Engineering, Green Living, Science

What is not being said and who is missing from the discussion

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from Yakima, Washington
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Architecture, Clean Tech, Efficiency, Engineering, Nuclear, Transportation

Recycling: Behind the Scenes

Sarah Kite, the Director of Recycling Services at the Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation, details the recycling ... more ...

Greening Businesses

Amanda Lindner

Sustainability leaders from UPS, the Hitachi Foundation and Verizon discussed how their businesses are reducing their ... more ...

Business, Clean Tech, Efficiency, Engineering, Transportation

Can Walkable Urbanism Solve Climate Change?

What role will green buildings and green jobs play in redefining the American Dream? Panelists at National Council on ... more ...

Architecture, Green Living, Transportation

Block Island Wind Farm

Stephen DePasquale

BRISTOL, RI __ Block Islanders are considering the idea of posting eight wind turbines along their coastline hoping to ... more ...

Clean Tech, Green Living, Science, Wind

Planet Forward Live Green Conference

Kate Galliers

During the New Green Economy Conference 2 blocks from the White House in Washington D.C., academics and economists ... more ...

Clean Tech, Efficiency, Green Living, Policy, Science, Transportation

Don’t make left turns

Amanda Lindner

When we think of UPS, the first image that comes to mind is the brown UPS truck. Now I’ve seen a dozen clowns ... more ...

Business, Clean Tech, Green Living, Transportation

Strength in Numbers for Green Economy

Kate Galliers

By: Kate Galliers A pertinent exchange took place Friday morning in the Ronald Reagan International Building, just two ... more ...

Clean Tech, Green Living, Policy, Public Transportation, Transportation

Walkable Urbanism: Can Generation Y Solve Climate Change?

The message was clear: the future of urban development and climate change is in the hands of my generation. This morning ... more ...

Architecture, Clean Tech, Efficiency, Green Communities, Green Living, Policy, Transportation

Roger Williams Little GEM

Keith L. Weiner

Kate Tobin, Assistant Manager of Transportation and Parking at Roger Williams University, discusses how the University ... more ...

Campus Sustainability, Clean Tech, Efficiency, Electric Cars, Engineering, Green Living, Transportation

A Big Green Hotel for the Homeless

Planet Forward Archive

From the Policy Greenhouse at the George Washington University on July 10, 2009
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Activism, Architecture, Business, Clean Tech, Efficiency, Engineering, Green Living, Policy

Green Revolution? More Like Green Party — One Student's Take on Hot, Flat, and Crowded by Thomas Friedman

Green is my least favorite color. It’s so earthy and natural, so timid and soft, so conservative. Sure, neon green can ... more ...

Activism, Clean Tech, Economics, Green Living, Policy, Science

Man on the Street

BRISTOL, RI __ Team Planet Forward (RWU) took to the streets of Providence and Boston to ask passersby what they knew ... more ...

Activism, Green Living, Science

The Farmers’ Market

Stephanie Lippmann

BRISTOL, RI __ The Planet Forward team walks through the local Farmers’ Market and discusses the power of shopping ... more ...

Activism, Green Living

If Everyone Believed in a Hollywood Ending

Tuvalu could be saying “too-da-loo” any day now. As ignorant as it may sound, I only heard about the Pacific ... more ...

Activism, Green Living, Policy, Science

Solution-The Renewable Electron Economy

Planet Forward Archive

Electric Cars, Hydroelectric, Nuclear, Science, Solar, Transportation, Wind

Electric vehicle conversion

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Clean Tech, Efficiency, Electric Cars, Engineering

Plugging In

Planet Forward Archive

We already have the technology to move our transportation away from fossil fuels
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Architecture, Clean Tech, Efficiency, Electric Cars, Green Living

Project Budbreak

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From Cornell University
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Agriculture, Science

Sustainability at Spelman College

Planet Forward Archive

How Spelman College has adapted to become more Sustainable
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Architecture, Campus Sustainability, Clean Tech, Education, Solar

Sneaky Math on Energy Options

Planet Forward Archive

Discussing the biggest obstacles in our energy future
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Efficiency, Geothermal, Policy, Science, Solar, Wind

Stop Drop and Roll

Planet Forward Archive

How we can move rapidly away from fossil fuels
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Activism, Clean Tech, Science

The Benefactor Project

Planet Forward Archive

A proposal to create jobs and save the environment
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Architecture, Business, Green Living, Policy

Offshore Wind Farms

Planet Forward Archive

A song about Offshore Wind Farms
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Humor, Music, Wind

The Future of Green Homebuilding

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Architecture, Clean Tech, Engineering, Green Living

Vampires Suck

Allison Collins

We spoof Twilight to show the importance of unplugging your vampire appliances
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Efficiency, Green Living

Bottle Dance

BRISTOL, RI __ Planet Forward looks at recycling habits. What do you do with your empty H2O bottle?
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Activism, Green Living

Mercedes-Benz S400 Hybrid

BRISTOL, RI __ The Planet Forward team looks at the Mercedes-Benz S400 hybrid and its stop-and-go technology.
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Business, Electric Cars, Hybrid Vehicles, Transportation

Reporting on Carbon Footprint

Michael Scully

BRISTOL, RI __ Here at Roger Williams University, 17 students are working hard to create a catalog of videos on ... more ...

Activism, Green Living, Policy

Energy Beam 101: Technology to “eliminate” carbon footprint!

“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” Leonardo Da Vinci Why incrementally reduce carbon footprint ... more ...

Activism, Clean Tech, Geothermal, Green Living

Going Green on a Grand Scale

Planet Forward Archive

How the Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation is going green
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Activism, Business, Clean Tech, Green Living

The Modern Day Tumble Weed

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From the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality
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Clean Tech, Efficiency, Policy, Wind

The Importance of Ethanol

Planet Forward Archive

From the Renewable Fuels Association
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Agriculture, Biofuels, Clean Tech, Policy

My Energy Use and Yours

Planet Forward Archive

How you can cut back on energy usage
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Efficiency, Green Living

Simple Ways to Scale Back on Energy

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Activism, Architecture, Efficiency

Moving the Transportation Industry Away From Fossil Fuels

Planet Forward Archive

ATDynamics talks about ways to shift the transportation industry away from fossil fuels
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Biofuels, Clean Tech, Efficiency, Electric Cars

Policy Greenhouse at The George Washington University

Planet Forward Archive

The Office of Sustainability at The George Washington University hosted a Policy Greenhouse on July 10, 2009
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Activism, Campus Sustainability, Clean Tech, Efficiency, Green Living, Policy

Planet Forward Special Reactions

Planet Forward Archive

Audience members and panelists give their take on the April 2009 Planet Forward PBS Special
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Activism, Business, Clean Tech

Taxing Bad Things Rewarding Work: A Carbon Tax

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Business, Efficiency, Policy, Science

National Council on Science and the Environment- Non-Traditional Educational Systems

Aisha T. Bigbee

About a year ago I began looking into programs for environmental science and public policy. When I first began on this ... more ...

Activism, Business, Campus Sustainability, Policy, Science

Hybrid Cabs in DC

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Joe Laliberte and Victoria Riess show how Hybrid Cabs in Washington, DC are making a difference
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Biofuels, Business, Efficiency, Electric Cars, Hybrid Vehicles

The View Over There

Planet Forward Archive

Victoria Riess interviews Europeans in London to get their take on the environment
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Green Living, Policy

Japan’s Pearl Production at Brink of Collapse

Stephen G. Bloom

Global warming has, in part, been responsible for the near collapse of the cultured pearl industry in Japan. Japanese ... more ...

Activism, Business, Engineering, Policy, Science

Criteria to evaluate alternative energy.

Most problem solving start with establishing certain criteria, so why not do the same with evaluating alternative energy ... more ...

Activism, Clean Tech

It’s not what we do as individuals, but what state and national policies do that actually matters.

I’ve heard this multiple times over the years and agree wholeheartedly with it. Changing out light bulbs with ... more ...

Business, Military, Policy, Science

The Oceans Will Rise

Daniel Houghton

A one meter rise in sea level will affect 145 million people. I think it is extremely important to illustrate this ... more ...

Activism, Engineering, Green Living, Military

Share Your Reasons for Biking

Daniel Houghton

What’s your reason?
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Activism, Biking, Clean Tech, Efficiency, Green Living, Humor

CUT CARBON, GET INTO HEAVEN?

Cutting your carbon footprint, in some cases, can save you money. But will it help get you into Heaven? A growing ... more ...

Activism, Biofuels, Efficiency, Green Living

Thorium molten salt reactors – the silver bullet

They say there’s no such thing as a silver bullet when it comes to environment and energy. However, the LIquid ... more ...

Biofuels, Business, Engineering, Science

Make Me Ignorant

Daniel Houghton

Have you ever seen what a gallon of gas looks like when it burns?
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Activism, Art, Efficiency, Science

Learning to Read “Silent Spring”

Daniel Houghton

What if youngsters had to grapple with the most complex issue of our time?
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Activism, Art, Green Living

Brighter Planet Better Stars

Daniel Houghton

It is hard to escape the sense of mastery as the stars move in the wide clear heavens to risings and settings ... more ...

Activism, Green Living

Re-Powering the Movement: To Healthy Growth in 2010

Valida Prentice

Many of us who were at the UN climate negotiations in Copenhagen from December 7-19 went through a period of hibernation ... more ...

Activism, Climate Change

Engage, Enlighten, Educate

Victoria Riess

By Victoria Riess, Haley Lesavoy, and Mark Abramson. A short video documentary highlighting education provided by ... more ...

Adaptation, Agriculture, Education, Green Cities, Green Communities, Green Living, GreenGov, Smart Cities

WHAT’S IN IT FOR ME?

Do everyday choices to reduce our carbon footprint make a real difference for the climate? Sure, when we add them all ... more ...

Business, Green Living

Religion rejuvenates environmentalism

Evangelical pastor Ken Wilson’s environmental conversion began two years ago with goose bumps, watery eyes and an appeal ... more ...

Trashed and Wasted

Victoria Riess

By Victoria Riess, Mark Abramson & Haley Lesavoy How much energy are you wasting by throwing out that plastic ... more ...

Environment Saves Itself

Barbara Miller

Activism, Green Living

Greenwashing

Barbara Miller

Activism, Green Living

GREEN!!!

Barbara Miller

Activism, Green Living

NC Green Power

Barbara Miller

Activism, Green Living

Biodiesel: An Old Idea Becomes New Again

Since the 1970s, diesel has been the fuel for the farm – diesel for tractors, farm trucks and harvesting equipment. ... more ...

Agriculture, Biofuels

Green Catfish

At the University of Mississippi Biological Field Station, catfish are changing their diet to become more ... more ...

Agriculture, Clean Tech

What Is Your Carbon Footprint Today?

David Raish and Mike Ballaban: Showing how much carbon you really emit in a day
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Meet The Hydrogen Fuel Cell Car

Is the car of the future or a waste of good R&D money. Take a look at decide!
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Efficiency, Transportation