Official Student Newspaper of Henry M. Gunn High School

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Official Student Newspaper of Henry M. Gunn High School

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Official Student Newspaper of Henry M. Gunn High School

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City of Palo Alto, Student Groups Partner to Reduce CO2 Emissions

City of Palo Alto, Student Groups Partner to Reduce CO2 Emissions

Katie Lawer, Sports Editor September 23, 2022

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...

Wildfires call for individual, governmental action

Annika Bereny, Lifestyle Editor September 8, 2020
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.
Palo Alto climate strike protest calls for governmental action, awareness

Palo Alto climate strike protest calls for governmental action, awareness

Liza Kolbasov and Joshua Yang September 20, 2019

“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...

Gunn’s Green Team spreads environmental awareness one act at a time

Gunn’s Green Team spreads environmental awareness one act at a time

Angela Wong, News Editor May 28, 2019

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...

Industrial nations should take responsibility for carbon emissions

andrewz8642 October 13, 2017

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...

Climate change ignorance is irresponsible

Climate change ignorance is irresponsible

chenganyi March 31, 2017

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...

New White House environment policies to affect locals

New White House environment policies to affect locals

samueltse27 March 3, 2017

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...

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