The agricultural and fishing spheres are predicted to be among the most affected sectors because of climate change, especially in poorer countries such as the Philippines. A country still transitioning to industrialization, the Philippines...
The DeCal Introduction to Chocolate was started in order to delve deeper into how chocolate intersects with agricultural sustainability, climate change, small-scale business, and social responsibility. Throughout the class, we dived into issues specifically...
For our last TGIF Project Leader spotlight this semester, we’re featuring Neena Mohan, one of the seven project leaders of “Environmental Education for Students of Color”. Neena worked alongside Jessie Navarro, Jed Lee, Sarah...
Iron fertilization is part of the burgeoning movement of geoengineering – the idea that humans can purposefully shape natural processes on a global scale, most notably to combat climate change. It’s a controversial idea...
On Thursday, April 11th at the Campanile, SERC hosted the Cool Campus Challenge (CCC) Festival. From 12-3 pm, organizations such as Epsilon Eta, Berkeley Organization for Animal Advocacy, and Cal Zero Waste were educating...
As a devoted thrifter (and broke college student), I’ve only recently gotten into buying from sustainable clothing brands. I’ll always love thrifting, but there are some things that can be extremely difficult to find...
What is Food Team and what are we doing? In November 2013, University of California President Janet Napolitano announced the Carbon Neutrality Initiative (CNI), committing the UCs to carbon neutrality by 2025. Through the...
This month’s TGIF Project Leader Spotlight features Sarick Matzen and Zeltzin Angon for their incredible work at the Restoration Field Station (RFS). The Coastal Prairie Restoration project is a continuation of the Sustainably Remediating...
In 2015 the 10 universities in the University of California system competed in a Cool Campus Challenge in order to help promote the UC system goal of carbon neutrality by 2025. In 2015, the...
“People gonna rise like the water Gonna calm this crisis down I hear the voice of my great granddaughter Saying ‘keep it in the ground’!” We sung this chant, over and over, as we...
