On May 25, the University of Massachusetts proudly announced it had become the first major public school to divest from fossil fuel equities. This decision came in response to threats posed by global climate...
Four to eight percent of deaths along the Wasatch Front are attributed to air pollution. Utah’s air quality is associated with higher rates of breast, lung, cervical, brain, nasal, pharyngeal, liver...
Our changing climate doesn’t care about free markets, unfettered capitalism or whether or not you’re a registered Republican or Democrat. While implementing an effective climate reduction policy is...
We live in a society of convenience. It's easier to throw away paper plates than to do the dishes. Buying fast food is much easier than growing food. Society is so fast-paced that we constantly make shortcuts...
Under the Warsaw Pact, Cuba sent rum and sugar to fellow communist countries in exchange for food, oil, machinery and petrochemicals (like pesticides and fertilizers). But when the Iron Curtain fell, assistance...
Divestment at the U Would Spark a Renewable Energy Revolution
by Jonathan Park
You know the old adage ‘money makes the world turn’? When invested irresponsibly, money also has the power to make...
Facilitator-led small group discussions among faculty, staff and students on Friday, March 25 will provide feedback to the University of Utah Academic Senate Ad Hoc ReInvestment Dialogue Committee on...
All organisms that live, die and return to the soil are recycled into new life. In nature, nothing is wasted. Humans have detached ourselves from all things natural, even in death. We are awakening to...
The situation has little nuance: on a beach in Santa Teresita, Argentina, a herd of tourists pulled a few rare adolescent dolphins from the ocean and caused the negligent death of at least one. Once the...
