Divestment and its discontents Op Ed June 5, 2014 4 Comments Ultimately, the divestment movement is a cop-out. It is a way for some people to feel self-righteous without having to do anything. Students can celebrate that Stanford divested from coal without... Read More »
Divesting from coal: good intention, bad decision Op Ed May 8, 2014 7 Comments First, we believe climate change is real and happening, and we have an undeniable responsibility to fight it. Second, we believe that reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions is crucial to mitigate... Read More »
Being green and looking it, too Joe Troderman April 27, 2014 1 Comment We can buy our way out of any environmental problem. This is exactly the problem-solving mindset that is our university’s greatest environmental problem. Stanford is rich enough to be apathetic. So... Read More »
“Keys to Sustainability” makes the environment the focus Sofia Filippa February 10, 2014 0 Comments The third annual "Keys to Sustainability" fair took place last Friday, bringing together student groups, academic departments and institutes focused on sustainability. Read More »
Seeing Green: Oil for Breakfast Holly Moeller January 22, 2014 4 Comments What did you eat for breakfast this morning? I posed that question to my Santa Clara University students last Friday during our late-morning lecture on the human population and its many impacts. I was... Read More »
Seeing Green: Blowing hot air Holly Moeller May 10, 2012 0 Comments As surely as methane is trapped within its lattice of ice, we are trapped in a spider’s web of fossil fuel dependency. Read More »
Seeing Green: Business clusters and the transportation squeeze Holly Moeller May 3, 2012 0 Comments Climate change aside, the reliance of shipping on fossil fuels is inherently unsustainable. Read More »