Small carbon footprint, but fracking is still too dangerous Nick Ahamed September 25, 2013 1 Comment Studies that do examine it find that venting methane directly into the atmosphere is drastically more dangerous than burning carbon dioxide, negating the supposed benefits of natural gas over coal. Read More »
Scientists report record-breaking climate change Kylie Jue August 23, 2013 1 Comment Earth is on track to undergo a period of global warming over the next century that will be at least 10 times faster than any other period from the past 65 million years, according to Stanford climate... Read More »
Jane Goodall urges Stanford to ‘roll up their sleeves’ on biodiversity, climate change Alexa Liautaud April 7, 2013 0 Comments Anthropologist Jane Goodall, the world's expert on chimpanzees, opened her presentation to a lively CEMEX Auditorium on April 7 with series of primate calls, later translating them as greetings. Read More »
Professors challenge conventional wisdom of climate change Antonio Ramirez February 27, 2013 2 Comments Reducing carbon dioxide emissions may no longer be enough to halt global warming, according to a new report produced by researchers at the Global Climate and Energy Project Read More »
Seeing Green: All that’s holey Holly Moeller March 1, 2012 0 Comments Therefore, Kiwis adhere to the “Slip, Slop, Slap” regimen of public-service announcement fame: Slip on long-sleeves, slop on sunscreen and slap on a hat. Beyond that, sit tight while the ozone... Read More »
Annan urges students to tackle food security Mary Harrison November 11, 2011 0 Comments Former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan made an appeal to the Stanford community to help solve issues of food security when he spoke to an audience of more than 1,400 students in Memorial Auditorium... Read More »
Urban heat islands not major contributor to warming, study shows The Daily News Staff October 21, 2011 0 Comments Cities acting as “urban heat islands” do not significantly affect the overall warming of the planet, according to a study completed by environmental engineering professor Mark Z. Jacobson and... Read More »
Study shows black carbon is major warming culprit Brendan O'Byrne September 20, 2011 2 Comments Black carbon is the second leading cause of global warming after carbon dioxide, according to research by professor of civil and environmental engineering Mark Jacobson. Read More »