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An Odious Investment: Moving Beyond Coal at UC Berkeley
By meredithjacobson on May 17, 2012
Why is a world-renowned public university that prides itself on being a leader for social change, civil rights and progressive education investing without transparency in one of the most significant environmental problems of our time?
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Voices from the Spring 2012 Convergence
By meredithjacobson on May 7, 2012
From April 27th – April 29th, over 400 students from across the state of California gathered at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo for a weekend of workshops, speakers, live music, and camping. The theme of this convergence was building a resoNATION – inspiring students to join together to make a positive, resounding impact in the world.
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Everything You Need to Know About The Convergence!
By meredithjacobson on April 24, 2012
Greetings, Earthlings! I hope you are as excited as we are for the CSSC’s Spring Student Sustainability Convergence beginning this Friday, April 27th! This post contains quite a bit of important information that will help you get prepared for one of the best weekends of your life! Just keep reading, just keep reading…
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Final List of Workshops
By Holly Hellerstedt on April 19, 2012
Here are the student-led workshops for the 2012 Spring Convergence!
- Ending Corporate Personhood
- Food Systems 101
- The Environmental Justice Movement
- Empowering Women Through Fair Trade Read more »
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Occupy Comes Down to Earth
By meredithjacobson on May 1, 2012
Occupy the Farm began on April 22 in Albany, just north of Berkeley, when 200 community activists cut through a chain-link fence surrounding a vacant patch of land owned by the University of California.
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Connect the Dots
By meredithjacobson on April 23, 2012
Across the planet now we see ever more flood, ever more drought, ever more storms. People are dying, communities are being wrecked — the impacts we’re already witnessing from climate change are unlike anything we have seen before.
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University of California Holds $234 Million in Filthy 15 Coal Corporations
By JM on April 3, 2012
Data in a new report authored by California Student Sustainability Coalition alumni Sarah Siedschlag and published by the University of California reveals that the University of California Regents have something on the order of $234 million dollars worth of holdings in 15 of the largest coal companies. Titled “Reducing...
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Can the University of California make campus food sustainable?
By meredithjacobson on March 27, 2012
Fast food joints offer a quick and easy fix for hungry, busy students on college campuses. But at the University of California, they’ve also become a target for student activists intent on shifting their schools’ large dining budgets away from less healthy, industrially produced food...
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Recharge! Retreat
By meredithjacobson on March 22, 2012
Call for applicants! The Focus the Nation Recharge! Retreat is a week-long, expenses-paid retreat for young clean energy leaders.
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March in March: Reclaiming California Education
By meredithjacobson on March 14, 2012
On Monday, March 5th, I had the privilege of attending the March and Rally in Support of Higher Education at the California State Capitol in Sacramento.
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NEWS RELEASE: Palo Alto Leading the Charge on CLEAN Programs
By meredithjacobson on March 8, 2012
Silicon Valley leaders approve CLEAN Program to increase local production of cost-effective renewable energy.
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California Considers a Cottage Food Law
By meredithjacobson on February 28, 2012
Since the homemade food renaissance has taken root in California, there's been no shortage of home picklers, jammers, and bakers. But under current state laws, it's a misdemeanor for those home artisans to sell their goodies in the open marketplace.
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