School lunches may contain harmful levels of BPA, study finds Andrea Villa October 9, 2015 0 Comments School lunches may contain harmful levels of bisphenol A (BPA) due to the use of canned or plastic packaged ingredients, according to researchers at Stanford and Johns Hopkins University’s Bloomberg... Read More »
Stanford professors sue Volkswagen for cheating emissions tests Rebecca Aydin September 29, 2015 3 Comments Two Stanford professors filed a lawsuit against Volkswagen following the company’s admission of its use of deceptive software to cheat emissions tests. Read More »
It’s time to start caring about the environment Andrew Mather September 25, 2015 0 Comments While it isn’t difficult to see the flaw in this line of thinking, the “wait and see” approach is far too common when addressing environmental dilemmas today. Read More »
The boon of GE food Johnathan Bowes April 27, 2015 4 Comments Before pundits and politicians reduce the questions and solutions posed by GE crops and GE agribusiness down to sound bytes and slogans, we must realize just how powerfully positive the effects of... Read More »
Gentrification in East Palo Alto: How and why should we act? Neil Chaudhary October 9, 2014 5 Comments Stanford students can – and should – get involved in multiple ways to combat gentrification in EPA. Neil Chaudhary addresses why and how meaningful action can be made. Read More »
Roundup Un-Ready Holly Moeller March 4, 2014 0 Comments “Why is that man dressed like an astronaut, Dad?” I must have been 10 or so when I asked that question from the back seat of the car while my parents drove by a golf course. The seeming astronaut... Read More »
Study finds U.S. methane emission 50 percent higher than previously estimated Ileana Najarro November 27, 2013 0 Comments DAILY NEWS BRIEF: A team of earth and atmospheric scientists claimed that the U.S.’s methane emission is about 50 percent higher than previously recorded. The difference is due to an underestimation... Read More »
Seeing Green: Say, Don’t Spray Holly Moeller July 21, 2011 0 Comments It’s actually agriculture that applies 80 percent of the 1.1 billion pounds of pesticides used in the U.S. each year, quelling insect outbreaks, smothering weeds and ensuring un-nibbled produce. Of... Read More »
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