Cal Poly professor to speak at Botanical Garden

In a world that is trying to lean more toward sustainability and environmentally friendliness, imagine not having to water your lawn as often, use a lot of fertilizer or even mow it as often.

SLO Botanical Garden hosts sustainability social

The San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden will host the annual “Gathering of Green” sustainability social Saturday, April 30.

Poly Canyon Village gets gold star

The design firm behind Cal Poly’s newest student housing, Poly Canyon Village, received an award for “Best New Development” from the Student Housing Business Magazine last week.

‘Growing the Village’ with Earth Day SLO

The 21st annual Earth Day San Luis Obispo will take place at El Chorro Regional Park April 23.

Green Drinks to have lasting effect in San Luis Obispo

Sit back and enjoy a night of Green Drinks as they help clean up the community.

Let the wine flow: student starts business to ‘upcycle’ used glass bottles

San Luis Obispo has its fair share of resources. And sometimes, people can find a way to incorporate them all. Take Taylor Engen, for instance.

Cal Poly taking steps toward environmental sustainability with new programs

With greenhouse gases and global warming peeking over the horizon, Cal Poly’s environmental sustainability groups push for changes in the way students and others engage environmentally.

Agriculture lecturer speaks on sustainability

Cliff Ohmart, vice president of sustainability management software company SureHarvest, spoke at the CAFES series on Tuesday.

Cal Poly makes the grade in sustainability

Cal Poly’s sustainability grade for the 2009-2010 academic year was a B+ this year, according to the 2011 College Sustainability Report Card published on Oct. 27th.

Food: the problem, the solution

The fact remains that everyday, in parts of the world, people are starving for food. Another fact remains that everyday food is wasted.

Global resiliency must include response to peak oil

With the onset of the Industrial Revolution, a monumental transformation occurred that has provided us with an advanced ability to reshape the very world that surrounds us. We have developed technologies, made major advances in modern medicine and propelled our…