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...
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...
On an average day walking down Sproul Plaza at UC Berkeley you’ll probably see an acapella performance, groups of tourists taking selfies, and students selling Costco pizza or Krispy Kreme donuts. Last Thursday, however...
Recently, Professor William Nordhaus was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics for “integrating climate change into long-run macroeconomic analysis.” Environmental economists today stand on his great shoulders—I certainly do. Yet in the 1990s, he...
When it comes to art supplies, the frontrunner for many artists starts with the paint tube. It’s simple and easy to get—walk into your local art store and choose from one of thousands of...
Despite the cloudy day outside, the atmosphere at the first Latinxs and the Environment summit was bright and energetic. Students, professors, community members, and environmentalists were all engaged in various panels and discussions focusing...
Not spooked enough from Halloween? If you are anything like me, the future of increasing variability of extreme atmospheric moisture is something to really give you the frights. Our climate is undergoing drastic changes...
I am currently taking the Sustainable Campus Landscaping and Ecological Design decal, which builds and maintains gardens on campus. This decal was intentionally designed to be open to all members of the Berkeley community...
This past Earth Week, UC Berkeley held its first zero waste carnival for an afternoon of sun, fair games, and zero waste lessons. Hosted by the Student Environmental Resource Center (SERC) and located on...
When it rains at UC Berkeley, Strawberry Creek roars, students regret the times they decided not to buy an umbrella, and a small, barely noticeable garden near the SLC begins to turn into a...
