America’s energy policy and how it fuels dictatorships Ali Sarilgan November 8, 2015 3 Comments We are thankfully living in a time where the world has identified irresponsible energy usage as a major cause of environmental destruction. Most people acknowledge that something has to be done, but... Read More »
Student sign pledge of disobedience in response to University’s continuing investment in fossil fuels Ada Throckmorton October 7, 2015 2 Comments As of noon on Wednesday, 51 Stanford students signed a pledge written by Fossil Free Stanford pledging to participate in civil disobedience due to the University’s continued investment in oil and... Read More »
Faculty meet with Hennessy to discuss divestment from fossil fuels Victor Xu February 17, 2015 7 Comments Yesterday morning, three professors arguing for Stanford’s divestment from fossil fuels met with President John Hennessy to discuss their stance. Representing the 369 faculty signatories of a letter... Read More »
Keystone XL: A pipeline to a new future? Johnathan Bowes and Matthew Cohen January 19, 2015 0 Comments Super Tuesday columnists Johnathan Bowes '15 and Matthew '18 take on the hot button political issues of the Keystone XL Pipeline. Bowes argues that if developed ethically and with respect to... Read More »
Backsliding (into oil addiction) Holly Moeller October 20, 2014 0 Comments Last month, as gas prices fell, we started buying less efficient cars again: SUV sales soared while hybrid sales sank, and average vehicle gas mileage made its biggest drop since 2011. The efficiency... Read More »
Tar Sands, Arrests and a Movement: Fossil Free Stanford on the Keystone XL Pipeline Op Ed March 4, 2014 1 Comment On Sunday morning, 398 pairs of hands thrust through the White House fence and bound themselves with white plastic zip-ties to the iron bars in an act of peaceful defiance against the Keystone XL... Read More »
A train car named Disaster Holly Moeller February 5, 2014 2 Comments It was a sight I’d never expected, and one I didn’t figure on seeing again — until late last year, when stories of flaming, even exploding trains seemed to suddenly fill the news. What changed... Read More »
Editorial: Why Keystone XL is the wrong battle for environmentalists Editorial Board January 20, 2012 0 Comments We consider ourselves to be strongly supportive of environmental causes. We believe climate change to be one of the most important issues facing our generation and would gladly participate in advocacy... Read More »