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Planet Forward
By Frank Sesno
Planet Forward episodes
- Ditch the Peanuts, Pack with ShroomsEcovative Design is growing packaging material and other products to replace styrofoam and plastic. ;Their secret?9 min
- POLITICO Reporter Answers: What’s Next for Energy Policy?Darren Samuelsohn, POLITICO’s ;Senior Energy and Environmental reporter, has called the Democratic defeat in Tuesday’s elections a “day of reckoning” if they voted “yes” on the climate bill in a8 min
- Energy Insider Answers: What Happens Now?In part 2 of this week’s webisode, Planet Forward host Frank Sesno sits down with President of the ;Alliance of Automobile Manufacturersand former Democratic Congressman Dave McCurdy (D-OK) about Tuesday’s results and the future of energy policy.14 min
- Ogden's Green City on a HillPlanet Forward hosted a LIVE event during the White House’s GreenGov Symposium, a conference focused on making all levels of government more sustainable. In this week’s webisode, the U.S. General Services Administration shows how restoring a building can change a city, even if it means moving some bats! Click on the video to learn what our esteemed panel (Laura Ipsen of Cisco, Mayor Ralph Becker of Salt Lake City, HUD Deputy Secy. Ron Sims and the SBA’s Sean Greene) think of the innovations behind the GSA new LEED-certified building.10 min
- Bill McKibben Talks 10/10/10In this week’s webisode, author and Climate Expert Bill McKibben tells us about his 10/10/10 day of action, which he calls “the most widespread day of civic engagement on any issue at any time in the planet’s history.”8 min
- Sandia Aces Solar Golf Carts (Webisode 215)Planet Forward hosted a LIVE event during the White House's GreenGov Symposium, a conference focused on making all levels of government more sustainable. In this segment, Sandia National Laboratories shows the potential of how a little change can go a long way. See how and learn what our esteemed panel (Laura Ipsen of Cisco, Mayor Ralph Becker of Salt Lake City, HUD Deputy Secy. Ron Sims and the SBA's Sean Greene) think of their innovation.9 min
- Strutting their Sustainability Stuff at the White House's GreenGov Symposium (Webisode 214)Planet Forward hosted a LIVE event during the White House's GreenGov Symposium, a conference focused on making all levels of government more sustainable. PF Host Frank Sesno led a great discussion between the esteemed panel (Laura Ipsen of Cisco, Mayor Ralph Becker of Salt Lake City, HUD Deputy Secy. Ron Sims and the SBA's Sean Greene) and 6 employees eager to show that their agency (including the National Archives, featured here) could go green.9 min
- The Ultimate Risk for Energy (Webisode 213)Is it worth is? ;Retired Navy Admiral John Nathman explains the high price, in both blood and treasure, that the DOD is doing to lower our risk.8 min
- Breaking it Down on the World Energy Congress Floor (Webisode 212)The World Energy Congress is where the big multinationals present their newest energy innovations. At this year's event in Montreal, international companies wanted to show off their renewable investments. But is it all just a dance on the convention floor? We talked to Tony de Vuono of AECL, Henrik Hudsk of Vestas, Nany Mohn of Alstrom, Bob Fesmire of ABB, and Rudolf Sommer of EnBW. Check out their presentations and tell us if you think they can significantly change how we use and generate energy.5 min
- Solar Truck Feeds a City (Webisode 211)Would you be more willing to buy your lunch from an environmentally conscious restaurateur? Planet Forward member Stephan Boillon, better known as @flmeetsDC, shows us his solar powered food truck. We do the math and run his business model by George Washington University professor and entrepreneur expert Paul Swiercz - does it make the grade?3 min
About Planet Forward
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Planet Forward is an innovative web-to-television-to-web experience anchored on user-generated ideas and content about energy, climate change and sustainability. Planet Forward is at the very…
intersection of the green movement and the new media revolution. We proudly stand with other environmentally-conscious, public media outlets such as Earthbeat Radio, Green TV, NPR Environment Podcast, Planet Green, The Environment Report, Treehugger Radio, Time Greencast, PBS’s NewsHour, Moyers, Now, and Washington Week. We encourage you to subscribe to our program along with all the rest of these and find yourself tapped in to the cutting edge media arm of the most important movement in human history. Guests on Planet Forward include: The New York Times’ Thomas Friedman, US EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, directors Robert Kenner and Robert Stone. Hosted by Frank Sesno. Planet Forward is a project of the Center for Innovative Media at The George Washington University.