Anastasia Nicole held up a small, roughly cereal box-sized black trash can. It was mostly filled with granola bar wrappers. The contents of the bin — composed of mostly these wrappers — is her entire two-weeks-worth of trash. “I mean, I’m a zero-waster, but I get hungry at my desk,” Nicole said. Nicole is Cal […]
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“All Good” for the planet and the central coast: Natural body care company becomes first Morro Bay certified green business
The natural body care company has been a certified B Corporation since 2009 and a member of 1% for the Planet since it was founded in 2006.
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Low hope for a super bloom at Carrizo Plain due to dry winter
Biological sciences professor Nishanta Rajakaruna explained that if there is any bloom this year, it will likely not be as good as it was last year.
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SLO photographer brings documentary of historic perseverance, nature
In 2017, four surfers suddenly found themselves caught in the worst storm Iceland had seen in 25 years. After capturing their life-threatening journey on camera, Chris Burkard came back to his hometown to share their story on the big screen. An award-winning photographer and documentarist, Burkard held an exclusive screening of the documentary “Under an […]
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Cal Poly’s composting program reduced to food scraps
The Cal Poly Zero Waste Collaborative’s regional composting collector will no longer be able to compost any items other than food scraps. Moving forward, biodegradable cups, lids, paper towels, napkins, utensils or plates will not be acceptable in compost bins. This notification has been posted on compost bins around campus. Cal Poly uses the local […]
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Cal Poly reached most, but not all, of its zero emission goals by 2020
In spite of 100 percent growth in building square footage and on-campus housing in the past three decades, the university managed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels.
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Montaña de Oro is now open for fracking, and the State of California is suing
The BLM Bakersfield Field Office issued a Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement on Dec.12, 2019 stating that “there are no adverse environmental impacts due to hydraulic fracturing that cannot be alleviated.” The decision opened up land within Montaña de Oro and the Carrizo Plain National Monument to oil drilling and fracking.
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Connecting disaster zones from 40,000 feet: Students measure weather data with Project Owl
Club members are testing devices to help people communicate during natural disasters.
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San Luis Obispo “flipped the switch” to Monterey Community Power, a renewable and carbon-free energy provider
Their new primary energy provider — Monterey Bay Community Power (MBCP) — is a not-for-profit organization that provides only renewable and carbon free energy to their customers, including Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz Counties.
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Cal Poly climate strike calls for youth to take action
Students traded their notebooks for picket signs and swarmed the University Union to protest climate change inaction Friday, Dec. 6. Sunrise SLO, an organization dedicated to creating a movement against climate change, planned the strike to compel government officials to create policy to combat climate change. “We are building an army of young people to […]
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Cal Poly gets gold in sustainability, ranking third among CSUs
A new solar farm and the infusion of sustainability in curriculum are among two efforts that helped the university earn a gold rating from a sustainability tracking system, according to sustainability coordinator Kylee Singh.