Planet Forward: Ready For More

Planet Forward's first TV special, which premiered on PBS April 15th (check local listings for show times in your area), was a big success, so much so that the team is gearing up for a web sequel. Planet Forward, the web site and TV show which gives ordinary citizens a chance to join experts and policymakers in debate on energy and environmental issues, will be joined by Van Jones, President Obama's top green jobs advisor, for the web sequel debuting May 21st.

Planet Forward, produced in association with Public Agenda, is now accepting submissions – videos, essays, poems, songs, photos, drawings, podcasts – on this topic: should we move away from using fossil fuels, and if so, how should we do it? Your comments and proposals will be reviewed by Planet Forward's editors and will also be rated by users of the Planet Forward site. May 15th is the deadline for content to be considered for inclusion in the web sequel.

Some of the latest contributions to Planet Forward include: a Tennessee professor who has serious doubts about biofuels, an Arizona engineer who argues for alternative energy tax credits, a California man who wonders whether rainwater could become power to heat homes, and a song by a George Washington University student inspired by the possibilities of renewable sources of energy.

Looking for a little inspiration yourself before getting started on your own viewpoint for Planet Forward? Check out the PBS show, which is on the Planet Forward web site and can be viewed from start to finish, segment by segment, or video by video, according to your interests. And here's a challenge: take our quiz – Facts, Myths & What Most Americans Know About Energy – you may be surprised at some of the facts on how we fuel our world. Then compare your answers to those in the national sample for Public Agenda's Energy Learning Curve™ survey, conducted in association with Planet Forward.

Planet Forward is produced by The Public Affairs Project at The George Washington University and Nebraska Educational Telecommunications in collaboration with Public Agenda and Sunburst Creative Group.