The walls were plastered with water level prediction maps, whiteboards were covered with mapping diagrams and tapping sounds indicated the focused coding of climate hackathon participants at the second annual 24-hour hackathon “Climathon.” The hackathon took place from Friday to Saturday in the Long Beach State Duncan Anderson Design Gallery.[Read More…]
Tag: sustainability
LBSU looks to ‘greener’ practices with new sustainability commission
With the new Imagine Beach 2030 initiative commencing in less than a month, university officials are looking at ways to increase sustainable usage on campus, one way being the creation of the Presidential Commission on Sustainability on Sept. 28. The commission’s role will be to help evaluate new technology or[Read More…]
Green Games provides students with interactive approach to sustainability
There is no time to waste when it comes to providing sustainable solutions for our actual waste on-campus, at least according to the information provided at Green Games, an eco-friendly event held at the Speaker’s Platform Tuesday. The environmentally charged event provided students with a variety of interactive mini-games highlighting[Read More…]
‘Herb’ your enthusiasm
College life, for many, includes living a rather fast-paced lifestyle, one devoid of what may be perceived as time-consuming — home cooking. According to an article by Roberto Ferdman for The Washington Post, the cause for the diminishment of the home-cooked meal is “the fact that people simply don’t have[Read More…]
Vertical planting systems make debut on campus
Students walking by The Nugget Pub and Grill this semester may have noticed leafy greens and vegetables sprouting from white, towering pillars. This new installment isn’t just for looks, the 20 new hydroponic systems will soon provide fresh produce to students and staff at Long Beach State. Produce grown from[Read More…]
Student farmers plant their roots at CSULB garden
Forget that can of ravioli, at-risk students who use the Beach Pantry now have access to fresh and organic vegetables — grown right here at Cal State Long Beach. The Grow Beach Organic Garden completed its first harvest of the semester last week as campus farmers who rent these plots[Read More…]
CSULB takes on the Real Food Challenge
In an effort to promote a more sustainable style of food, Cal State Long Beach is currently in the process of achieving a new food policy to increase spending on locally grown, ecologically friendly produce. After California’s struggle to combat record droughts and wildfires in 2014, the California State University[Read More…]
Students have the chance to learn what they can do to preserve the planet
In an attempt to make Cal State Long Beach a more eco-friendly campus, Physical Planning and Facilities Management recently installed the biggest solar panels project in the Cal State University system. Sustainability and Associated Students Inc. are hosting several events throughout October intended to raise environmental awareness, including competitions to[Read More…]
Following the trail of CSULB’s e-waste
A professor’s computer breaks and is unfixable. Where does it go next? It can’t get tossed in the trash because it’s electronic waste. So, what happens to these electronics when they’re obsolete, broken or just no longer needed? Cal State Long Beach recycles an average of 24,000 to 36,000 pounds[Read More…]