Armed with trash bags and a steadfast team of volunteers, the Zero Waste Club and local student e-commerce startup Ethic Marketplace traveled to the peaks of Pinnacles National Park on Feb. 9. In the wake of the government shutdown that…
Highway 1 reopens in time for the weekend after being closed between San Luis Obispo and Big Sur
Highway 1 at Mud Creek reopened Friday, March 8 at 3:30 p.m. after Caltrans received confirmation from National Weather Service data that the significant storms have passed in the area.
Students want to bring boxed water to Cal Poly, but recycling cartons on campus is a no-go
Six Cal Poly students are collaborating with eco-friendly bottled water company JUST WATER to reduce plastic waste by replacing all plastic water bottles on campus with boxed water. Agricultural business freshman Cassondra Richardson reached out to Youth Program Lead of…
A wildflower super bloom may be on the horizon as rain continues this week
More rainbows and a potential super bloom may be the reward for San Luis Obispo residents weary of the persistent rainfall and frigid temperatures. But for now, locals will have to put up with winter weather for a little longer.…
Sustainability report shows transportation now makes up majority of campus emissions
The 2018 Biennial Sustainability Progress Report was released Jan. 29, and includes updated statistics concerning Cal Poly’s water and energy use, waste management and climate action plan. While in 2017, buildings were emitting the most greenhouse gasses (GHG), the new…
Cal Poly adapts to climate change, national report announces impacts
Mountains with 85 percent of current snow. Twenty-year droughts in the Southwest. Collapsing aquifers and economic losses.
Flight cancellations kick off Winter 2019: Cal Poly community comes together
How Cal Poly parent’s helped students affected by weather-inflicted flight cancellations. One parent flew with her daughter and friend to rent them a rental car, others rented a 12-seater van to help stranded students make the drive from San Francisco.
Now in day 26, students see the effects of the government shutdown firsthand
Trump’s decision to partially shutdown the government has stirred up many emotions in the country and the effects have stretched to Cal Poly’s campus. Environmental management and protection junior Shelby Littleton visited a few national parks over winter break and…
Cal Poly becomes first Fair Trade CSU
“The biggest goal is to educate Cal Poly students,” business administration junior and co-president of Net Impact Jenny Hoekstra said.”The leaders of tomorrow now are going to know more about this, and whatever company hopefully they will be advocates for environmental and social impact that they can make.”
Cal Poly drones help farmers monitor strawberry growth from the sky
The Precision Agriculture and Automation Club, with bioresource and agricultural engineering professor Bo Liu as the adviser, works with the San Luis Obispo Strawberry Commission to test different ways to grow strawberries by measuring various factors of plant health from…
How do California fires impact people on the Central Coast? A study is trying to find out
A chemistry professor and three students are looking to see how harmful California’s deadly wildfires are to the air even hundreds of miles away.