Dustin Kash and Chris O’Day created a device to reduce water consumption.
Alarm to action: Viticulture’s turn to sustainability
The wine industry represented 6.5 percent — or $1.9 billion — of San Luis Obispo County’s gross domestic product in 2015, according to a University of California, Davis study. The same study pointed out that more than 13,000 out of 136,000…
30-Minute update: Former Cal Poly basketball player signs with Lakers, rainfall affects crop science
Mustang News anchors Joe Schutz and Ben Fletcher have this week’s top stories.
Water fills reservoirs, students fill airports
Cal Poly began the Winter 2017 quarter on Jan. 9, only two days after the beginning of a Pineapple Express — a non-technical term for a corridor of atmospheric moisture that causes heavy precipitation on the West Coast. As last…
How El Niño failed the Central Coast
This year’s El Nino was the strongest on record, but the Central Coast is nowhere near out of the drought.
How Cal Poly has cut its water use since 2013
Agriculture accounts for approximately 50 percent of Cal Poly’s water use.
Israel water talk brings SLO leaders to Cal Poly
Every member in attendance was given a copy of speaker Seth Siegel’s book, “Let There Be Water.”
30-Minute Update: Memorial held for student who died in car crash, Cru reaffiliated
Mustang News anchors Avrah Baum and Daniel Park update you on Mustang News’ biggest stories this week.
Cal Poly prepares for United Nations University
Most cities yearn for San Luis Obispo’s sunny skies and warm winters. While these days are nice for going to the beach or on a hike, they stem from one of California’s biggest current issues: the drought. Cal Poly has been…
Cal Poly cuts water usage as part of Drought Response Plan
The school is letting 28 percent of its turf — a proposed 13.6 acres in total — go brown in response to Gov. Jerry Brown’s new demands that campuses cut their water use by one-fourth.