Stanford leads Pac-12 in EPA’s Green Power Challenge
Stanford recently topped the list of participating Pac-12 schools in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s 2018-19 College and University Green Power Challenge.
Category: Environment
One Concern’s CTO talks fighting natural disasters with AI tech
What started as a class project for CS229: Machine Learning grew into a company tackling the issue of worldwide natural disaster prevention with artificial intelligence.
Climate activist Bill McKibben talks ‘disrupting business as usual’ to fight climate change
Bill McKibben’s newest book, Falter, discusses the convergence of several existential threats to humanity –– artificial intelligence, genetic engineering and climate change.
The truth behind Stanford’s caterpillars
Due to both visitor complaints and concerns about tree health, Stanford’s grounds management eliminates a number of caterpillars each year.
Waste sorting inconsistencies force some Tresidder compost to landfills
Julie Muir, manager of Peninsula Sanitary Service, Inc. (PSSI) at Stanford — which manages compost, recycling, and waste on campus — said incorrect bags are a major issue when it comes to composting.
In final environmental impact report on General Use Permit, County moves toward approval of Stanford’s proposed land expansion
Santa Clara County has released the final environmental impact report on Stanford’s 2018 General Use Permit application, detailing the potential effects of the University’s 17-year expansion plan on the local community — including impacts to affordable housing, traffic and transportation.
Trees of Stanford website details University’s rich botanical landscape and history
In a discussion with The Daily, Trees of Stanford website editor Sairus Patel ’91 reflected upon his tree walks and the status of forestry on campus.
Farmscape cultivates edible gardens and workshops near Stanford dining halls
With fall quarter underway, the Bay Area-based Farmscape approaches the one-year anniversary of the start of its work with Residential & Dining Enterprises (R&DE) cultivating Teaching Gardens at 10 dining halls around campus.