The Cal Poly Future Fuels club wants to bridge a gap they see between students and the community. See what the Future Fuels club had in store for city residents at the Central Coast Sustainability Festival.
Diversity, housing, new buildings and sustainability encompass Cal Poly’s master plan
The goal is to house 100 percent of freshmen and sophomores.
Campus improves sustainability
With 9,678 acres of land, 5.8 million square feet of buildings and a population of more than 20,000, Cal Poly is practically its own small city. And, like any city in today’s changing world, going green is the key to continued growth.
Green club gives students ways to make a change
Erin Abzug erinabzug.md@gmail.com We have been hearing the saying “go green” for a while, but it is now circulating more often as sustainability and recycling have become popular themes. There are fliers around campus and recycling bins in every building…
Sustainability at Poly: Putting the green in green and gold
Eight years ago, then-Cal Poly President Warren Baker signed a declaration to prioritize sustainability at the university. The pledge, “The Talloires Declaration,” is a 10-point plan composed by French university officials in 1990 to commit academia to incorporating sustainability into…
The 'Permaculture' movement
In the past 10 years, it has become “cool” and “hip” to care about our planet. Almost every store has at least a dozen items promoting their sustainability or earth-friendly packaging model. Many generations before us cared deeply about the…
Botanical Garden brings the Mediterranean to SLO
We all know that San Luis Obispo has a great climate year round. I notice it especially in the springtime with all the sun and everything blooming, but it’s a great climate to live in all the time. A visit…
Career Fair: Green careers mix it up
Sustainability and the career fair are united for the first time this year with the Green Career Mixer, an opportunity for students and businesses who care about making sustainability a priority to meet up. The mixer on Wednesday is open…
Freshmen demonstrate principles of sustainability
It’s a sunny day when materials engineering freshmen demonstrate their first sustainability project: a solar powered water heater. The water heater demonstrates how sustainability is integrated into the materials engineering curriculum at Cal Poly, materials engineering professor Linda Vanasupa said.…
Help 'em out, 'Turn Em Out'
Make sure to “Turn Em Out” to support Cal Poly’s Green Campus November Awareness month. Turn Em Out is an awareness campaign, promoted by Green Campus, encouraging students to turn out their lights and other electric appliances when they are…
Bioneers gather to talk sustainability
Booths and tents lined the lawn at the San Luis Obispo Veterans Hall this weekend for the Central Coast Bioneers Conference. The sustainability-minded convention featured food, music, guest speakers, art, field trips and everything in between. Stacey Hunt, a San Luis…