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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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Alumni Feature: Former senior correspondent hired as reporter at Grist

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By Jamila R. O'Hara
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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.
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Feeding the land: Building a tribal food system

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By Maia Wheeler
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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.
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Food policy leaders discuss careers, systems, and impact at the George Washington University

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By Maggie Rhoads
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The Global Food Institute at George Washington University hosted a Food Policy Pathways: Careers in Food & Agriculture Policy event for about 50 students and alumni on April 7. The event featured guest speakers including Carbonell Family Executive Director of the Global Food Institute Stacy Dean, Executive Director of Food Policy Pathways Rachel Atcheson, Business Development Manager for the Government of the District of Columbia Tariq Sheriff, Legislative Assistant for Sen.
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Essay | Why you should ask, “Why?”: Rachel Carson and the modern scientist

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By Oliver Heuschele
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When we were children, we were naturally predisposed to ask questions to the adults around us. It’s how we learned about our world. Incessantly, we repeated over and over, “Why?”, “What is this?”, and “How did that happen?”, until we were shushed, ignored, or scolded. For the most part, we became quiet children — but we didn’t stop asking questions. We just stopped saying them aloud. Although stifled by society, humans are inherently curious animals.
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The D.C. Clean Energy Transition: Structural Inequality and Energy Justice

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By Anya Adame
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Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, positions itself as a national leader in sustainability and climate policy. Through initiatives such as Clean Energy DC and the Solar for All program, the District has committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and expanding access to renewable energy. D.C.’s clean energy transition has become central to the city’s sustainability agenda.
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Chicago researchers seek sustainable water treatment solutions

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By Cecilia Luce
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A green economy is a system that strives to protect environmental, community, and economic health. But what about a blue economy? Current — a 501c3 nonprofit organization in Chicago — is hoping to create one. The nonprofit’s goal is to cultivate a circular blue economy where water systems like the Great Lakes are not only protected from contaminants and pollutants, but those contaminants can also be transformed into resources.
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Essay | Consumer concerns in a complex world: The space between caring and choosing

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By Claire Cygan
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I’ve never thought of being vegetarian as a single decision. In all honesty, I don’t even remember when I became one. Instead, it feels like an ongoing negotiation between what I believe and how I live. At its core, it stems from the simple idea that my choices should reflect the kind of world I want to live in. Yet that idea is constantly tested by everyday moments, especially when choices are shaped by social, economic, and other constraints.
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Essay | People and nature must always coexist, and you can help make that happen

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By Cameron Glymph
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The week of my graduation, I managed to escape the mountains of crates and boxes sprawled around my dorm room — so is the dance of move-out packing — and went to one of my favorite landmarks in my college town of Tallahassee, Florida: the Lafayette Heritage Trail park. The Lafayette Heritage Trail is easily accessible and features hiking, bicycle, and kayak trails.
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A livelihood on the line: Artisanal fishing in Guanabara Bay

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By Olivia Lohrer
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For more than four decades Antônio Roque Ferreira dos Santos – known more commonly along the shores of Rio de Janeiro’s Guanabara Bay as “Mestre Roque” or just Roque – has fished the bay’s waters and built boats that allow other community members to do the same. He began fishing when he was in the Brazilian Navy, and, after retiring in 1984, turned it into his livelihood as a member of the Association of Fishermen of Bancário Beach on Governor’s Island.
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From waste to data: How a Spanish region is rethinking food loss

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By Mario Castroviejo
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When families in the Basque Country began weighing their kitchen waste for the first time, most were convinced they had nothing to learn. “The first thing people say is, ‘I don’t waste anything,'” said Antton Alza, Head of Agri-Food Ecosystems at Elika, a public food safety foundation. “Then they measure it and realize they do.” What Basques find, on average, is 245 pounds (111 kilograms) of discarded food per person every year, which is in line with global averages.
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