Wildest EARTH DAY Dance Video: Nature SuperHero
By Yu-kai Chou on April 21, 2013

An Earth Day Viral Dance Video In an Earlier Post, we mentioned that the creators of Pacha’s Pajamas, BALANCE Edutainment is creating an Earth Day Viral Video that combines great dance and a powerful message into an incredibly made video of impact. Below is the Video. Enjoy: Since we have been sharing about this [...]
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Spring 2013 CSSC Convergence
By Ambrosia Krinsky on April 19, 2013
Agenda, Workshop Schedule, Map, and Panel Information Agenda Friday 5pm-10:00pm Early Registration Begins at Berkeley Student Food Collective Saturday 7:30-8:30am: Breakfast and On-Site Registration Begin in Dwinelle Plaza 9:00-10:15am: Welcome and Key Note Speakers in Dwinelle 155 10:30-12:30pm: Track 1 Workshops 12:30-1:30pm: Lunch in Dwinelle Plaza 1:30pm-3:30pm: Track 2 Workshops 3:45pm-5:15pm: Interdisciplinary Panel Discussion with [...]
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Interview with Carolyn Finney Ph.D. Professor at UC Berkeley
By Ambrosia Krinsky on April 14, 2013
Investment, Innovation, and Inspiration With the next CSSC Convergence, at UC Berkeley, only a few short weeks away, we have another exclusive and thought provoking CSSC interview. Dr. Carolyn Finney is a professor at UC Berkeley in Environmental Science, Policy, and Management. Her research focuses on identity representation difference and place, race and natural [...]
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Divestment is the Tactic, Climate Justice is the Goal
By Philip Tidwell on April 8, 2013
Divestment is the Tactic, Climate Justice is the Goal April 9th through 11th, students at UC Berkeley will be asked to vote on a referendum in support of fossil fuel divestment at Cal and across the UC System. Student support for the referendum will send a clear message to UC administrators that students at one [...]
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How Edutainment is getting kids passionate about Sustainability
By Yu-kai Chou on April 18, 2013
Combining fun and useful tasks Previously we wrote about how Gamification can make the world a more sustainability place, but beyond gamification, there are many more ways to make sustainability more fun and exciting. Another key example is the term Edutainment. Humans have an innate desire to learn I...
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Confessions of a 21st century environmentalist studying abroad in Chile
By meredithjacobson on April 4, 2013
I was born and raised into a generation of friction, a generation of young people with the world at their fingertips but also on their shoulders.
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Interview with Mike Roselle Co-Founder of Earth First!
By Ambrosia Krinsky on March 20, 2013
Sustainability from a Radical Perspective Portrait of a Life-Long Activist Long before the California Student Sustainability Coalition was even a thought in the eyes of young university students, there was an organization which decided to bring non-violent direct action into the forests and wild places of the United States....
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How Gamification can make the world a more sustainable place
By Yu-kai Chou on February 27, 2013
Gamification for a better world We are living in a world where what we “should” do is often times different from things we “want to” do. This holds true for Sustainability – often times the things you need to do to be sustainable is not necessarily what is the...
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2013 Winter Leadership Retreat
By Philip Tidwell on February 7, 2013
The CSSC leadership retreats are a space for leaders working on sustainability initiatives on their campuses to come together with other leaders working on similar projects throughout the state During breakout sessions and workshops retreat attendees have the ability to shape the CSSC by setting goals for...
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Students Move to Divest at the Claremont “7C’s”
By meredithjacobson on January 3, 2013
Across the United States, students from various colleges and universities are saying “Yes!” to ask their presidents, deans, and boards of trustees to divest. Recently, this movement spread to the Claremont Consortium.
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