http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org Connecting students across California to make our universities more sustainable. Sun, 05 May 2013 04:49:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/confessions-of-a-21st-century-environmentalist-studying-abroad-in-chile http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/confessions-of-a-21st-century-environmentalist-studying-abroad-in-chile#comments Fri, 05 Apr 2013 00:16:38 +0000 meredithjacobson http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/?p=10347 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.]]> http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/confessions-of-a-21st-century-environmentalist-studying-abroad-in-chile/feed 5 http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/cssc-blog/save-the-date-strengthening-the-roots-seed-and-justice-convergence http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/cssc-blog/save-the-date-strengthening-the-roots-seed-and-justice-convergence#comments Thu, 03 Jan 2013 23:11:03 +0000 meredithjacobson http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/?p=9268 February 22-24 2013, UC Santa Cruz]]> http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/cssc-blog/save-the-date-strengthening-the-roots-seed-and-justice-convergence/feed 1 http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_featured/9261 http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_featured/9261#comments Thu, 03 Jan 2013 22:55:53 +0000 meredithjacobson http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/?p=9261 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. ]]> http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_featured/9261/feed 0 http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_featured/happy-new-year-from-the-cssc http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_featured/happy-new-year-from-the-cssc#comments Wed, 02 Jan 2013 01:25:37 +0000 meredithjacobson http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/?p=9256 As we move into 2013, it's important to reflect on how we can truly be the change we wish to see in the world. All activism and organizing starts within. Here are some New Year's resolutions from some members of the CSSC: ]]> http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_featured/happy-new-year-from-the-cssc/feed 1 http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/reading-writing-and-realizing-nature-explore-your-local-place-this-holiday-season http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/reading-writing-and-realizing-nature-explore-your-local-place-this-holiday-season#comments Thu, 20 Dec 2012 22:48:27 +0000 meredithjacobson http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/?p=9244 Here are eleven activities you can use to strengthen your personal relationship with place – and maybe even share your experience with family, friends, or community members.]]> http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/reading-writing-and-realizing-nature-explore-your-local-place-this-holiday-season/feed 0 http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/should-chiapas-farmers-suffer-for-californias-carbon http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/should-chiapas-farmers-suffer-for-californias-carbon#comments Tue, 27 Nov 2012 07:28:41 +0000 meredithjacobson http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/?p=9235 “We are not responsible for climate change—it’s the big industries that are,” said Abelardo, a young man from the Tseltal Mayan village of Amador Hernández in the Lacandon jungle ofChiapas. “So why should we be held responsible, and even punished for it?”]]> http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/should-chiapas-farmers-suffer-for-californias-carbon/feed 0 http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_featured/fall-2012-convergence-when-people-become-a-snowflake http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_featured/fall-2012-convergence-when-people-become-a-snowflake#comments Tue, 20 Nov 2012 17:11:14 +0000 meredithjacobson http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/?p=9225 This fall, Butte College became the first community college to ever host a CSSC convergence. While some may have doubted how many people would haul up to the far north corner of our state, the magnetic power of convergence brought hundreds of students and the young at heart to the Butte College campus. ]]> http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_featured/fall-2012-convergence-when-people-become-a-snowflake/feed 1 http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_featured/fall-2012-convergence-the-three-pillars-of-sustainability http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_featured/fall-2012-convergence-the-three-pillars-of-sustainability#comments Mon, 05 Nov 2012 23:53:07 +0000 meredithjacobson http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/?p=9182 The Fall 2012 Convergence is just around the corner! This weekend we will be making CSSC history: this is the first time a convergence has ever been hosted at a community college. The team at Butte has cooked up an incredible, jam-packed, inspiring weekend for you all, so if you haven't registered yet - get on it! ]]> http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_featured/fall-2012-convergence-the-three-pillars-of-sustainability/feed 1 http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/election-day-tuesday-do-you-have-a-vote-plan http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/election-day-tuesday-do-you-have-a-vote-plan#comments Mon, 05 Nov 2012 23:38:33 +0000 meredithjacobson http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/?p=9177 One of the biggest regrets I have is not voting in my first presidential election, the 2008 election.]]> http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/election-day-tuesday-do-you-have-a-vote-plan/feed 1 http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/project-we-own-it http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/project-we-own-it#comments Sun, 28 Oct 2012 20:51:12 +0000 meredithjacobson http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/?p=9160 Why YOU should make a pledge to support the Isla Vista Food Co-op in Santa Barbara]]> http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/project-we-own-it/feed 0 http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/gmos-too-big-to-fail http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/gmos-too-big-to-fail#comments Sun, 28 Oct 2012 20:06:19 +0000 meredithjacobson http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/?p=9154 We all fail. Our attempts, for example, at crafting an esteemed piece of literature or painting a revered portrait or impressing our friends with a delicious gourmet meal often end in disastrous disarray. But, most of us accept and learn from our failures. ]]> http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/gmos-too-big-to-fail/feed 1 http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/invitation-the-future-of-higher-education-endowments http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/invitation-the-future-of-higher-education-endowments#comments Fri, 28 Sep 2012 06:40:10 +0000 meredithjacobson http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/?p=9039 November 9, 2012, Harvard Kennedy School, Cambridge, MA]]> http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/invitation-the-future-of-higher-education-endowments/feed 0 http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/uncategorized/upcoming-opportunities-in-sustainability http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/uncategorized/upcoming-opportunities-in-sustainability#comments Fri, 28 Sep 2012 06:34:38 +0000 meredithjacobson http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/?p=8978 Check out these three fabulous opportunities to enhance your leadership in the sustainability movement: ]]> http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/uncategorized/upcoming-opportunities-in-sustainability/feed 0 http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_featured/announcing-the-fall-2012-convergence http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_featured/announcing-the-fall-2012-convergence#comments Fri, 28 Sep 2012 06:20:09 +0000 meredithjacobson http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/?p=8980 The CSSC Fall Convergence will be held November 9th to 11th at Butte Community College. Join hundreds of students from across CA to build community, share resources, plan action, attend workshops, and celebrate.]]> http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_featured/announcing-the-fall-2012-convergence/feed 0 http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/the-three-es-of-sustainability http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/the-three-es-of-sustainability#comments Thu, 20 Sep 2012 01:16:46 +0000 meredithjacobson http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/?p=8926 The CSSC is committed to recognizing and working toward the “Three E’s” of sustainability: economy, ecology, and equity. ]]> http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/the-three-es-of-sustainability/feed 0 http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/uncategorized/2012-summer-leadership-retreat http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/uncategorized/2012-summer-leadership-retreat#comments Mon, 10 Sep 2012 03:26:32 +0000 meredithjacobson http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/?p=8894 Twice a year, the CSSC hosts leadership retreats for students who are interested in getting involved or staying involved in the leadership of the organization.]]> http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/uncategorized/2012-summer-leadership-retreat/feed 0 http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/sustainability-here-at-home-with-first-nations-peoples http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/sustainability-here-at-home-with-first-nations-peoples#comments Tue, 17 Jul 2012 00:23:38 +0000 meredithjacobson http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/?p=8839 I recently returned from a four day Coming of Age Ceremony with the Winnemem Wintu on the banksof the McCloud River in Shasta County. This experience has had me thinking a lot about the connections between culture, environment and sustainability. ]]> http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/sustainability-here-at-home-with-first-nations-peoples/feed 0 http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/spirituality-and-sustainability http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/spirituality-and-sustainability#comments Thu, 07 Jun 2012 03:08:18 +0000 meredithjacobson http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/?p=8832 A question that has been lingering on my mind this semester: is spirituality a necessary component of sustainability?]]> http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/spirituality-and-sustainability/feed 2 http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/the-lexicon-of-sustainability-2 http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/the-lexicon-of-sustainability-2#comments Tue, 29 May 2012 18:49:52 +0000 meredithjacobson http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/?p=8816 “Words are the building blocks for new ideas. They have the power to activate change and transform societies.”]]> http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/the-lexicon-of-sustainability-2/feed 1 http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/la-approves-plastic-bag-ban http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/la-approves-plastic-bag-ban#comments Fri, 25 May 2012 02:29:52 +0000 meredithjacobson http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/?p=8808 Los Angeles became the largest city in the nation Wednesday to approve a ban on plastic bags at supermarket checkout lines, handing a major victory to clean-water advocates who sought to reduce the amount of trash clogging landfills, the region’s waterways and the ocean.]]> http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/la-approves-plastic-bag-ban/feed 0 http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_featured/an-odious-investment-moving-beyond-coal-at-uc-berkeley http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_featured/an-odious-investment-moving-beyond-coal-at-uc-berkeley#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 07:08:39 +0000 meredithjacobson http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/?p=8799 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?]]> http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_featured/an-odious-investment-moving-beyond-coal-at-uc-berkeley/feed 0 http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_featured/voices-from-the-spring-2012-convergence http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_featured/voices-from-the-spring-2012-convergence#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 16:26:26 +0000 meredithjacobson http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/?p=8789 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. ]]> http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_featured/voices-from-the-spring-2012-convergence/feed 0 http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/occupy-comes-down-to-earth http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/occupy-comes-down-to-earth#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 20:33:23 +0000 meredithjacobson http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/?p=8777 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.]]> http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/occupy-comes-down-to-earth/feed 6 http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_featured/convergence-schedule http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_featured/convergence-schedule#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 03:23:33 +0000 meredithjacobson http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/?p=8764 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...]]> http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_featured/convergence-schedule/feed 0 http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/connect-the-dots http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/connect-the-dots#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:20:50 +0000 meredithjacobson http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/?p=8745 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.]]> http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/connect-the-dots/feed 0 http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_featured/the-spring-convergence-is-less-than-one-month-away http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_featured/the-spring-convergence-is-less-than-one-month-away#comments Wed, 04 Apr 2012 23:59:22 +0000 meredithjacobson http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/?p=8696 Have you registered for our Spring Convergence at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo yet? It's happening in less than a month - April 27th-29th!]]> http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_featured/the-spring-convergence-is-less-than-one-month-away/feed 0 http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/can-the-university-of-california-make-campus-food-sustainable http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/can-the-university-of-california-make-campus-food-sustainable#comments Wed, 28 Mar 2012 05:42:54 +0000 meredithjacobson http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/?p=8666 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...]]> http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/can-the-university-of-california-make-campus-food-sustainable/feed 0 http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/recharge-retreat http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/recharge-retreat#comments Thu, 22 Mar 2012 23:23:00 +0000 meredithjacobson http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/?p=8656 Call for applicants! The Focus the Nation Recharge! Retreat is a week-long, expenses-paid retreat for young clean energy leaders.]]> http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/recharge-retreat/feed 0 http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/march-in-march-reclaiming-california-education http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/march-in-march-reclaiming-california-education#comments Thu, 15 Mar 2012 04:55:56 +0000 meredithjacobson http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/?p=8607 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. ]]> http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/march-in-march-reclaiming-california-education/feed 1 http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/uncategorized/early-bird-registration-now-open-for-the-spring-convergence http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/uncategorized/early-bird-registration-now-open-for-the-spring-convergence#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2012 21:53:41 +0000 meredithjacobson http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/?p=8579 Read the top reasons why YOU should attend this spring's convergence!]]> http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/uncategorized/early-bird-registration-now-open-for-the-spring-convergence/feed 2 http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/news-release-palo-alto-leading-the-charge-on-clean-programs http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/news-release-palo-alto-leading-the-charge-on-clean-programs#comments Fri, 09 Mar 2012 04:44:56 +0000 meredithjacobson http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/?p=8573 Silicon Valley leaders approve CLEAN Program to increase local production of cost-effective renewable energy. ]]> http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/news-release-palo-alto-leading-the-charge-on-clean-programs/feed 0 http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/california-considers-a-cottage-food-law http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/california-considers-a-cottage-food-law#comments Wed, 29 Feb 2012 01:59:47 +0000 meredithjacobson http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/?p=8458 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. ]]> http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/california-considers-a-cottage-food-law/feed 0 http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/sustainability-opportunities/applications-open-for-summer-of-solutions-2012 http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/sustainability-opportunities/applications-open-for-summer-of-solutions-2012#comments Fri, 24 Feb 2012 18:17:49 +0000 meredithjacobson http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/?p=8422 Applications are now open to join Summer of Solutions (SOS) programs across the country, including Oakland and Los Angeles. Summer of Solutions is a people-powered program for youth (ages 14-30) to develop their leadership and build just, sustainable economies in their communities.]]> http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/sustainability-opportunities/applications-open-for-summer-of-solutions-2012/feed 0 http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_featured/spotlight-on-the-cssc-end-coal-campaign http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_featured/spotlight-on-the-cssc-end-coal-campaign#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2012 04:38:22 +0000 meredithjacobson http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/?p=8562 If you’re part of CSSC, you probably already save energy at your house: you turn off the lights when you leave the room, you don’t use unnecessary electricity guzzlers like hair dryers, and maybe you’ve even switched to energy efficient appliances or compact fluorescent light bulbs. ]]> http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_featured/spotlight-on-the-cssc-end-coal-campaign/feed 0 http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/11-important-clean-energy-provisions-in-obama%e2%80%99s-budget-proposal http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/11-important-clean-energy-provisions-in-obama%e2%80%99s-budget-proposal#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:11:45 +0000 meredithjacobson http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/?p=8359 President Obama's proposed 2013 budget invests in clean energy to help power the engine of economic growth. The budget would direct funds to efficiency and renewable electricity technologies to create jobs and boost domestic manufacturing, and would also make manufacturing more efficient.]]> http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_excerpt/11-important-clean-energy-provisions-in-obama%e2%80%99s-budget-proposal/feed 1 http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_featured/2012-winter-leadership-retreat http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_featured/2012-winter-leadership-retreat#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:21:19 +0000 meredithjacobson http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/?p=8302 The CSSC 2012 Winter Leadership Retreat took place January 12th-16th in the beautiful San Jacinto Mountains near Palm Springs. Natural beauty and enough space for all of us under one roof made it the perfect setting to delve deep into the nuts and bolts, or rather, the roots and shoots, of the CSSC. ]]> http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/_featured/2012-winter-leadership-retreat/feed 0