Our president regularly denies scientific evidence, which shows not only that climate change is happening but also that human beings are the cause, saying that people with high intelligences like himself do not see the evidence.
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United States needs Green New Deal
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a newly-elected Democratic representative for Congress from New York, is leading the campaign for a comprehensive carbon reduction and jobs program called the “Green New Deal.”
Students present pollution solution
Jennifer Tsui, assistant professor of biology, and senior biology majors Sabrina Delgadillo, Micah Madrid and Noble Woodward presented “Bioengineering with the International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) Competition,” Tuesday in the President’s Dining Room.
Adjunct nominated for climate award
Danielle Eubank, painter and adjunct professor of communications at the University of La Verne, was nominated for the Human Impact Institutes 2018 Creative Climate Award for her dedication to painting the world’s five oceans.
SEEDS shows oil harm in Ecuador
Six people gathered last Friday to watch “The Last Guardians,” hosted by the Sustainable Environment and Ecological Development Society, which showed how indigenous people in Ecuador were negatively affected by oil companies.
Drought hinders frog calls
Associate Professor of Biology David Bickford presented his biological research in Papua New Guinea and how to overcome climate change to more than 20 faculty, staff and students Tuesday in the President’s Dining Room.
More smog on the horizon
Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency does not care to protect our environment. California and 17 other states are suing the EPA in response to the Agency’s push to decrease the gas mileage requirement. This pro-business decision will reverse the Obama administration’s significant effort to combat global warming.
Plastic ‘smog’ spreads in the ocean
Marcus Eriksen, co-founder of 5 Gyres Institute, sailed from Long Beach to Hawaii on a raft kept afloat with plastic bottles to raise awareness about plastic pollution in marine environments. Eriksen shared his story, the organization’s discoveries about plastic pollution, and its effect on marine life with an audience of 40 people Friday in LaFetra […]
On The Calendar
Campus events for the week of March 30, 2018.
California must make this the last straw
California lawmakers want to restrict use of plastic straws in restaurants, unless requested by customers, in order to lessen the 500 million straws that Americans use everyday.