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Save money and the environment by commuting through public transportation

March 4, 2019March 4, 2019 Molica Chau 21 Viewscommuting, Ecology, public transportation, Student Outreach 2 min read

The second commuting student outreach meeting at UW Tacoma took place on Feb. 26, which discussed the possibility of getting

Satire: Lowering our carbon footprint

January 8, 2018January 7, 2018 Lucas Waggoner 39 ViewsEcology, enviornment, gun control, gun violence, satire, Trump 1 min read

I personally have been at odds with nearly every stance President Trump has taken, as well as actions which he

Opinion: What do flower crowns have to do with Earth Day?

May 1, 2017April 18, 2018 Mary Fitzgerald 29 Viewsactivism, Ecology, SAB, student engagement 2 min read

April 22 was Earth Day. In the week leading up to this environmentalist tradition, the Student Activities Board planned an

Opinion: Trump on a stump — How a more environmentally-friendly Trump should be our aspiration

February 6, 2017September 12, 2017 Noah Wingard 32 ViewsDAPL, Donald Trump, Ecology, environmental protest 3 min read

The free market is an amazing thing. The limited restrictions on the transfer of resources and money allows our economy

Opinion: Not dead yet — the largest living thing on Earth thought dead

October 31, 2016September 12, 2017 Ananya Dontula 27 Viewsclimate change, Ecology, the Great Barrier Reef 3 min read

Outside Online pronounced the Great Barrier Reef dead at twenty-five million years old on Oct. 11. This article spread like

Trimming Down Garfield: How Pets Have Become a Waste of Space

September 28, 2016September 12, 2017 Noah Wingard 34 ViewsDomestic Animals, Ecology, economy, ethics 3 min read

When we think of big, modern-day ethical dilemmas, many think about experimentation on animals or people, methods of generating energy,

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UW Tacoma Reduces Its Carbon Footprint with New Weather Station

May 9, 2016September 13, 2017 Jude Hanno 32 ViewsEcology, Rainbird, Stanley Joshua, water waste, Weather station 2 min read

In an effort to reduce the school’s carbon footprint, UWT will build a new weather station designed to save water

Update: Proposed Methanol Plant Plans Cancelled

April 25, 2016September 15, 2017 Ledger Staff 31 Viewsby Ryan Chambers, Ecology, methanol plant, Tacoma Life 3 min read

The world’s largest methanol plant will not be located in the Port of Tacoma, as Northwest Innovation Works (NWIW) decided

I Can’t Drive… And I Don’t Care

April 18, 2016September 15, 2017 Ledger Staff 28 Viewsby Julianna Siemssen, Driving, Ecology, public transit 3 min read

I can’t drive. It’s pretty humiliating to admit this, to be honest. I didn’t fail the driving test. My driver’s

Tacoma’s 15th Annual Parks Appreciation Day Celebration

April 18, 2016September 15, 2017 Jude Hanno 35 ViewsEarthday, Ecology, Parks Appreciation Day, Tacoma Life 2 min read

On Saturday, April 23rd, Tacoma will be hosting its 15th annual Parks Appreciation Day to strengthen our communities’ ties with

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