“Remember this: Gasoline, fuel, oil, natural gas went up to a level that it was impossible. ... That’s what caused inflation, and we’re going to bring it down because we’re going to go drill, baby, drill,” 2024 Presidential candidate Donald Trump stated at a campaign rally in Las Vegas, Nevada...
As the climate crisis grows more drastic by the day, both the City of Palo Alto and student-led groups around the area are continuing their plans to lead the community toward a more sustainable future. The City of Palo Alto has been a trendsetter in pushing sustainability goals. In 2016, the City of...
As much as we’ve had wildfires ravaging our state at a predictable time each year, those who don’t directly suffer the consequences of the fire simply brush it off as normal. They say ‘It’s just part of living in California,’ something you have to deal with. However, it’s not normal; it’s a symptom of our atmosphere heating up and our climate changing.
“Tell me what democracy looks like! This is what democracy looks like!” Chants erupted along University Avenue Friday evening as students and community members, tightly packed on the sidewalks, gathered to protest government inaction against climate change.
On Sept. 20, Bay Area ecoactivists...
Founded in 2006 by former science teacher and Student Activities coordinator Nik Kaestner, Gunn’s Green Team has attracted students, teachers, staff and community members alike to make Palo Alto a cleaner, more eco-friendly place. Today, about 13 years later, the team is a much smaller group solely...
Written by Andrew Zhao
The world faces an impending crisis. With greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions at a maximum for the last four hundred thousand years, according to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, humanity's industrialization has led to dark con- sequences for Earth. According to the NASA Goddard...
Written Anyi Cheng and Maya Rapoport
Hand-in-hand with a rapid rise in consumerism are elements that perpetuate the deterioration of the planet’s environments at a rate far faster than many voters are aware of. What follows is a dangerously ignorant and passive approach to a global issue—one that...
Written by Samuel Tse and Maya Rapoport
After the election of President Donald Trump, there has been increased concern over the current White House administration’s stance and policies regarding the environment, as well as the position of the United States on climate change at a global level.
According...
