Tech goes green with Recyclemania 2013
February 4, 2013
Recyclemania, a North American EPA sponsored competition, will be pushing students to clean up their usual dumpster routine.
Content on Environment:
Recycling curbs global warming
November 30, 2010
Global warming is one of the main causes of animal deaths, especially in the polar regions of the world.
Labeling hinders environmental empathy
October 5, 2010
While walking to McBryde last week, I noticed what some would describe as a "groovy" Blacksburg Transit bus in front of Burruss Hall, complete with flower power designs and wavy block letters. Something straight out of the '70s.
September 23, 2010
Much like owning a car is an essential display of adolescent independence, owning a house is an essential display of achievement for young working Americans. Yet with foreclosures and unemployment always in the news, this expectation is beginning to seem
Naturaleza festival combines Mexican culture and nature
June 9, 2010
Virginia Tech Service Learning Center and Seek Education, Explore, DiScover (SEEDS) will celebrate both Mexican culture and environmental activism at the Price House Nature Center on 107 Wharton St. this Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Previous columns about meat industry missed crucial points
April 27, 2010
When I first read Ingrid Newkirk's article "You can't be a meat-eating environmentalist" (CT, April 20), I naturally assumed that, being Earth Week, surely someone would call her out on her polarized "meat-eating or environmentally-conscious" position.
March 3, 2010
Virginia Tech is a leading research institution, and yet we still rely on fossil fuels instead of investing in long-term energy sources.
March 3, 2010
The most powerful argument that I can make against coal relates to mountaintop removal mining (MTR).
March 3, 2010
In Southwest Virginia, mountain top removal is a popular topic whether you are for it or against it.
Earth Sustainability innovates, exemplary department excels
February 10, 2010
An enthusiastic pitch made by a faculty member during my freshman orientation is how I first learned about the Earth Sustainability program at Virginia Tech.