sustainable perspectives

  • family members talking at dinner
    Fall break is finally here. Many of us are probably planning to travel home for the holidays and may face the difficult task of teaching our relatives about the zero waste ideologies that we have grown to love here at CU. This is a very tricky
  • woman picking up trash on the beach
    Like many things in life, sustainability can be a spectrum. The list of things that all of us can do in order to help the planet is endless; we must all find the balance in our own lives with what we are able to sacrifice for the greater good.
  • flower planter made from ecobricks
    Plastic production is a huge problem, and it is increasing exponentially - by 448 million tons since 2015 (nationalgeographic.com). In a world that produces so much plastic, it is nearly impossible to avoid having unrecyclable plastics in
  • girl crossing street with justice sign
    You may have heard the term eco-social justice, or phrases such as “racial justice is climate justice” and “there is no climate justice without racial justice.” But what exactly do people mean when they use this language?
  • campus parking
    Owning and maintaining a car can be a hefty expense for college students who are already paying for tuition and additional living expenses. Transportation Services at CU offers a wide range of options around campus, including buses, electric
  • large mushrooms in nature
    The Pestalotiopsis genus of fungi is capable of degrading certain forms of plastic, making it a viable solution to eliminate some plastics from landfills.
  • jar with scoby forming
    SCOBY -- symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast -- could transform the leather industry.
  • aquaman
    Take a look back at environmentalist heroes and villians depicted in the past.
  • Paris fashion week sign
    The last day of Paris Fashion Week was Tuesday, Oct. 5. The week was full of impressive styles from Balenciaga, Miu Miu, Dior and more. But in a surprising move at the closing Louis Vuitton show, a protester invaded the runway holding a large
  • meat growing in a lab dish
    Lab grown meat sounds like a concept for the distant future, but with modern technology, it is closer than ever to being on your dinner table. Lab grown meat, or cultured meat, is produced when stem cells from an animal are taken and grown
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