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extreme recycling in ethiopia

wed, 10 feb 2016 18:10:10 +0000

necessity is the mother of invention, and the necessity for cheap, imported goods in ethiopia has led to a boom in recycling. usaid cans are transformed into ovens, siding for houses, and workout equipment. children ask tourists for “water,” and they mean the bottles, not the liquid inside, since they can be cleaned and reused. glass and metal are used to buttress clay dwellings. in america, it may not be as profitable to recycle the way ethiopians do, but their ingenuity challenges all of us to do more with less.

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green screen: the outlaw plastic bag

wed, 03 feb 2016 18:30:04 +0000

check out the pilot to planet forward’s new web series, green screen! we try to make sense of the leading issues in the sustainability space, with some kicks and giggles along the way. this week’s episode is about plastic bags: they’re the new moonshine; everybody’s outlawing them. hawaii has a ban, california’s considering one, and washington, d.c., has had some success reducing the amount of plastic we waste with a 5-cent bag tax. but why bags? and is there another way?

thanks to students tim palmieri and megan varner for the inspiration for our premiere green screen. do you have a great story to tell about the environment or sustainable cities? share it and maybe you’ll launch our next green screen. and by the way, if you haven’t heard of storyfest, make sure you read about how to enter your piece in that, too.

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composting at ole miss

mon, 06 jul 2015 17:15:09 +0000

to victoria burgos, a student at the university of mississippi, composting just makes sense, especially because it’s so easy. she has championed composting on her campus through a green fund, and, in the process, helped the university cut down on food waste and created nutritious soil at the same time.

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ellie goes to the white house

wed, 17 jun 2015 19:30:05 +0000

on june 2, 2015, student leaders from across the country gathered at the white house to discuss climate change, share strategies and find ways to take action. planet forward’s devin greene followed ellie davis to get the story. this report also was shared at greengov 2015.

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empire state of energy

wed, 15 dec 2010 12:55:44 +0000

the empire state building retrofitted all 6,514 windows completing the first phase of its sustainability initiative, which will reduce the buildings consumption of energy by 38%!

talk to kevin surace, ceo of serious materials, and find out how his company improved the quality of every single empire state building window by 400%!

by devin & kristina
special thanks to kevin surace and scott bittle

also thank you to daniel hernandez and melanie maasch.

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