Foothill Says No To Plastic Water Bottles
Daniel Jacobson, Staff Writer
May 4, 2018
Foothill College students are surely familiar with KJ’s Cafe, a friendly food shop with lunch, snacks, and now, boxed water. Beginning early in spring quarter 2018, KJ’s rejected single-use plastic water bottles in favor of water served in rectangular paper cartons in response to student-driven e...
Opinion: Kids, or the Planet?
Ryan Sherod, Contributor
March 18, 2018
Growing up, I loved traveling. Despite the chaotic 5:00 a.m. rush to the airport, the crying baby a few rows back, and the stale cheese and crackers airlines make you pay extra for -- I cherished my window seat above it all. As I sit here at 35,000 feet, staring down at fields of green between the Ore...
Agroecology: An Innovative Way of Farming Led by Cuba facing Climate Change
Sophia Falco, Contributor
June 20, 2017
Cuba, much like the rest of the planet, is under direct threat from climate change. Sea levels, which are rising at an alarming rate due to human activity, as well as extreme weather, are all serious threats to crops. Largely to blame is human activity and the burning of fossil fuels. According to the ...
Students vs. City: Environmental Warfare
Asha Bacon, Contributor
April 14, 2017
You may have heard of environmental policy on a national level on the news, perhaps, say, in the form of Trump’s anti-environmental policy rants. But how much do you know about environmental policy on a university and community level? Although often unpublicized, the Universities of California (UCs...
Market Meltdown: Nuclear is an Expensive Way to Reduce Emissions
Senior Editor, William Robertson
April 14, 2017
In the early 1950s, many energy experts envisaged a “nuclear age”-- a world harnessing the power of the atom to provide cheap, clean energy for everyone. Nuclear energy never climbed above 10% of global energy generation. As America struggles to find a new landscape for energy production, the old...
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