By ELIANNA CLAYTON Hansjörg Wyss fell in love with America’s national parks and public lands while working for the Colorado Highway Department as a student in 1958. Though originally from Switzerland, Wyss spent much of […]
Purchasing Power as a Sustainability Tool
I walk toward the trashcan to dispose of the remnants of my dinner and find myself deeply contemplating where to place each item. Does this belong in the compost, the recycling, or just the trash? […]
IPCC Reports: Discussions Are Heating Up
By ELIANNA CLAYTON We’ve all heard it: 1.5 degrees is the proposed limit for the maximum increase in global temperature. But what does this limit really mean? The implications of this limit and the preventative […]
Try to Breathe: A Green Theater Production of “LUNGS” Addresses Difficult Concepts
Solar-powered light bulbs are strung from the ceiling of Taylor Theater at different heights, serenely swaying and waiting to be illuminated. A row of chairs encircled the performance space, and the audience sat still in […]
Fossil Free CC Receives Backing from CCSGA Resolution
Fossil Free CC, a student group that formed earlier this year, has finally garnered the support of the Colorado College Student Government Association in the form of a resolution to endorse divestment from fossil fuels. […]
“Literally a slab of tofu”: Eating Sustainably at CC
It is no secret that Colorado College has a large number of environmentally-minded students. Environmental policy and environmental science are two of the most popular majors on campus, and campus organizations like Climate Reality and […]
Ocean Acidification and a Call to Action From Patricia Turner
As a retired research scientist from the University of California and Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Patricia Turner dedicates most of her time to presenting research on the widespread effects of global warming to schools and […]
Extreme Weather Events in the Context of Climate Change
The warm temperatures and lack of snow in Colorado this year make climate change feel all the more tangible and pressing. However, recent frigid conditions and heavy snowfall on the East Coast have prompted some, […]
Dispatches from Bonn: Professor Mark Smith’s Class Attends UN Climate Change Conference
By JACK BILBROUGH Over Block 3, Colorado College students attended the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) 23rd annual “Conference of the Parties” (COP). This year’s convention, lead by Fiji, was held in […]
Anthony Leiserowitz Addresses Harsh Realities of Climate Change at First Mondays
This past Monday, Colorado College hosted its first official First Monday talk of the 2017-18 year with speaker Anthony Leiserowitz, who addressed the reality of climate change and the American mentality. In the light of […]