After hearing presentations in the morning, attendees discussed green solutions to Cal Poly’s environmental problems.
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The Right Angle: Piping up on Keystone XL
Eric Stubben [follow id=”ericstubben”] Eric Stubben is a mechanical engineering junior and Mustang News conservative columnist. These views do not necessarily reflect the opinion or editorial coverage of Mustang News. My past Friday night wasn’t spent like most others. Rather than good friends, good music and good times, my evening was filled with reading the […]
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Campus improves sustainability
With 9,678 acres of land, 5.8 million square feet of buildings and a population of more than 20,000, Cal Poly is practically its own small city. And, like any city in today’s changing world, going green is the key to continued growth.
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Paper or plastic?
Laura Pezzini lpezzini@mustangdaily.net The controversial ordinance regarding the distribution of single-use bags in stores will go into effect in San Luis Obispo County on Oct. 1. The ordinance is meant to extensively reduce plastic bag usage without becoming a complete inconvenience to shoppers. Plastic bags handed out in any retail establishment will be illegal, and […]
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Students think Cal Poly gets gold for going green
Responsibility for the environment is a task that will soon be left to college students, and the movement to become more environmentally conscious and active is hard to ignore. As a university with a large agricultural program, it is no surprise there are groups and programs on campus to support this movement.
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Poly climate class turns ideas into policy
City and regional planning studio, community planning laboratory, works with the city of San Luis Obispo to enact a climate action plan.
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Students disapprove of student-led sustainability fund
Fifty-six percent of 5,528 Cal Poly students polled do not support a fee to fund student-led sustainability projects on campus.
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Students to plant 500 trees
On Saturday, non-profit organization One Cool Earth and the Cal Poly Environmental Council teamed up to pot 50 Madrone trees and 500 Redwood trees, and picked acorns to plant Oak trees.
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Sustainability: Easily done in daily routine
Students may not have the power to influence politics or can afford to drive a hybrid, but there is a way to affect positive change by paying more attention to the way we do everyday routines.