February

Save Money, Save the World: New Project Pursues the Next Level of Energy Efficiency

A new California law has set goals to use energy in buildings 50% more efficiently and to get 50% of California’s electricity from renewable sources by 2030. With regard to …

Students Urge Obama to Veto Keystone XL Pipeline During Campus Visit

In a climate of increased activism on campus, Fossil Free Stanford organized a protest during President Obama’s visit to campus in February, demanding that he veto the Keystone XL pipeline …

With Greater Scope, A New Name for Stanford Earth

The faculty devoted to studying the planet have changed the name of their institution—called the School of Earth Sciences for 50 years—to the School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences. …

Students Encourage More Drought-Tolerant Landscaping

Students for a Sustainable Stanford gathered support for drought-tolerant native landscaping on campus through an online petition in February. More than 800 students, faculty, staff, and alumni signed the petition, …