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Effective environmental and science communication is needed now more than ever.
Planet Forward, a project of the Center for Innovative Media at the George Washington University School of Media and Public Affairs, teaches, celebrates, and rewards environmental storytelling by college students. It is the premier engagement tool for GW’s many sustainability initiatives.
Emmy Award-winning journalist Frank Sesno formed Planet Forward in 2009 to empower new voices and lead a global conversation on the planet’s future.
Engaging a diverse audience of college students from across the country, Planet Forward uses storytelling, media, and educational events to tell the stories of invention and innovation that can move the planet forward.
Just one of the ways we work with students is our annual storytelling contest, Storyfest, which rewards winners with a storytelling expedition like no other. Watch the video above to see what our 2017 Storyfest winners experienced in the Amazon rainforest — and hear the real inspiration we provide students, from a diverse mix of colleges across the country. Source
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| Country | United States of America |
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Search ArticlesTrash-sorting experiment reveals recycling challenges — and a plan
Reduce, reuse, recycle, right? While an admirable and important creed, in practice, it isn’t as simple as one may think. According to Mark Wenzler, Peter Nosler director of the Chautauqua Climate Change Initiative and senior gift officer, waste management education is severely lacking at the Chautauqua Institution in Chautauqua, N.Y. — and across the country.
Meet your local lake scientists: Rapid fire Q&A with Allison and Kira
Van dorn sampler or water quality sond? How about both! Last week, we were introduced to freshwater lake scientists Allison Hyrcik and Kira Yerofeev and the research they are doing on Chautauqua Lake. Get to know them a little better in this Q&A video by Climate Fellow Guin MacLowry. Another version of this story published on The Chautauquan Daily’s Instagram account. Our Planet Forward Chautauqua Reporting Fellows are generously supported by the Chautauqua Institution’s sustainability initiative.
New York organizations team up to launch food rescue program to fight waste, combat food insecurity
Mark Wenzler first noticed the issue of food waste in Chautauqua Institution a few years ago. A friend who visited for a week with her family asked him to take leftover food after their stay, not wanting to waste their extra purchases. Wenzler holds the position of the Peter Nosler Director of the Climate Change Initiative (CCI) at the Chautauqua Institution, an intellectual and recreational summer resort in New York. Wenzler wondered if the same problem happened with other short-term renters.
Conserva Puchegüín: Protecting Cochamó Valley
During my year studying in Chile, I have spent much of my time exploring the country’s remarkable network of protected landscapes. What I did not expect was to arrive in Cochamó just as another major project was being born. A month after my first visit, the 133,000-hectare landscape I had walked through became the focus of one of Chile’s most ambitious recent conservation successes. The project was called, “Conserva Puchegüín” and it was spearheaded by a small local non-profit Puelo Patagonia.
Meet the lake scientists working to keep our freshwater healthy
Allison Hrycik and Kira Yerofeev’s go out on Chautauqua Lake every other week in a boat brimming with scientific instruments as part of Darrin Fresh Water Institute at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, a research endeavor entering its sixth year on Chautauqua Lake. In this video, hear from them about their love of freshwater, and what makes the Chautauqua Lake system special.
Charting the waters of Chautauqua Lake: A peek at monitoring and mitigation
The best part of Allison Hrycik’s and Kira Yerofeev’s job is being outdoors. The two scientists go out on Chautauqua Lake every other week in a boat brimming with scientific instruments as part of The Jefferson Project, a research endeavor entering its sixth year on Chautauqua Lake. Their equipment ranges from tools that scientists have relied on for over a century to cutting-edge sensors that take samples of lake water.
Planet Forward partners with Chautauqua for summer reporting fellowship
This summer, two recent graduates affiliated with Planet Forward will be honing their reporting and multimedia skills in the field while learning firsthand about groundbreaking scientific research — and what a beloved lake means to the surrounding community.
Can nuclear power meet rising global energy demand?
As global electricity demand is projected by the International Energy Agency to rise by more than 20 percent by 2030, policymakers and industry leaders are searching for the next phase of the clean energy transition. While renewable sources like solar and wind have expanded rapidly, questions remain about whether they can meet growing demand on their own. Nuclear energy is increasingly being reconsidered as a reliable, carbon-free power source.
Alumni Feature: Former senior correspondent hired as reporter at Grist
Planet Forward alumni are change-makers, innovators, and storytellers who carry their passion for a more sustainable future into every corner of the world. We are thrilled to congratulate our former senior correspondent and two-time Storyfest winner Sachi Kitajima Mulkey on her new role as a staff reporter at Grist. Mulkey, who was hired in mid-June, will cover the intersection of climate change, policy, politics, and culture at the independent, climate-focused newsroom.
Feeding the land: Building a tribal food system
Time and time again, tribal food systems have been threatened, making the preservation of food sovereignty increasingly important. For members of tribal communities, hunting and foraging are essential practices that connect humans with the land around them, while also supporting food sovereignty for the community as a whole. Organizations like the CSKT Food Sovereignty Program in Pablo, Montana are working to scale distribution of high quality foods by bringing together local food producers.