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By Lauren Jabusch on October 18, 2011
Please forgive the fact that this post was written, but not posted, long ago. As an update, our warm fall and wet spring this year allowed a long harvest period. Enjoy!
Summer-is-way-too-corny-taco-soup
Don’t get me wrong, I love my CSA. I love that it is produced by my university’s student farm, I love that it allows [...]
Posted in Green Grub
By Holly Hellerstedt on October 17, 2011
Our Fall Convergence will be here in less than 3 weeks! Tell your friends, post it on facebook and get people excited, because you’re in for a nice post-Halloween treat! Josh Fox, director and producer of GASLAND, an exposé on natural gas fracking, will be our keynote speaker! And Tony Gamboa (UBUNTU!) will be our student keynote to bring all us sustainabilibuddies together. Ready to join us yet!?
Posted in _Featured
By Lauren Jabusch on September 18, 2011
Can you really have a picnic without faux crab cakes and fondue? My guess is yes, but I wouldn’t want to risk it.
The faux crab cakes are one of my favorite make for dinner now and enjoy for lunch later recipes. Even though there is nothing that beats crunchy, freshly pan-fried goodness, a squeeze of [...]
Posted in Green Grub
By Lauren Jabusch on September 14, 2011
Welcome to part two of the picnic adventure!
Last time I shared the recipes for gazpacho and grilled veggies, which we will be using for the potato and corn salads.
Classic potato salad, while delicious, is a big pile of unhealthy. With tons of eggs and oil in the mayo, topped with more hard-boiled eggs, potato salad [...]
Posted in Green Grub
By Lauren Jabusch on September 6, 2011
I LOVE picnics! Food always tastes better outside, especially when there is a threat of ambush by ants. Grab a blanket and head for the great outdoors; this one is going to wow you.
When designing a picnic, think about feasibility. I knew that I would have limited access to cold and I also wanted to [...]
Posted in Green Grub
By Lauren Jabusch on September 6, 2011
I mentioned it in my last post, but one of the many energy saving techniques I try to use in the kitchen is to pack my oven each time I turn it on. Delicious roasted garlic is the perfect energy saver and most wonderful ingredient on hand. Just remember to pop it in when the [...]
Posted in Green Grub
By goldie on September 5, 2011
In the midst of ongoing discussions on the program’s merit, the Green Building Certification Institute announced that the 10,000th commercial project has been LEED-certified, according to the U.S. Green Building Council.
The Live Oak Family Resource Center in Santa Cruz, Calif. was awarded LEED Platinum by the institute, — a community center providing families with [...]
Posted in _Excerpt
By Holly Hellerstedt on August 26, 2011
Camila Vallejo’s call for better and cheaper education has seen student protests transform into a two-day nationwide shutdown. Her press conferences can lead to the sacking of a minister. The street marches she leads shut down sections of the Chilean capital. She has the government on the run, and now even has police protection after receiving death threats.
Posted in _Excerpt | Tagged activism, current events, politics
By Holly Hellerstedt on August 25, 2011
We are currently seeking to assemble a diverse team of 8 student Coordinators to assist our Campaign Director and Graduate Student Researcher to work on this campaign. Stipends are available, $500/quarter or $750/semester, with a 1-year commitment. Read more to find out about the different opportunities available!
Posted in _Featured | Tagged cssc, opportunity, responsible investment campaign
By Lauren Jabusch on August 20, 2011
This is a hearty dish so make sure that you are feeling up to a challenge. Traditional eggplant parmesan is also one of the most satisfying vegetarian dishes for the recent transition-er to a meat free life. While it might be tasty, it is still packed with lots and lots of animal fats and [...]
Posted in Green Grub
By goldie on August 9, 2011
Tim DeChristopher, who was sentenced Tuesday to two years in federal prison and a $10,000 fine for ‘disrupting’ a Bureau of Land Management auction in 2008, had an opportunity to address the court and the judge immediately before his sentence was announced. This is his statement:
Posted in _Featured
By Holly Hellerstedt on July 26, 2011
Tim Galarneau, UCSC’s Food Systems working group coordinator, is known for his far-ranging vision and his ability to advance the sustainable foods movement on campus and beyond. Now, Galarneau – described in a 2009 Mother Jones magazine profile as “the Alice Waters of a burgeoning movement of campus foodies”, is getting systemwide recognition.
Posted in CSSC Blog, _Featured | Tagged real food challenge, sustainable food
By Holly Hellerstedt on July 26, 2011
This is the story of individuals speaking up when the gas corporations are attempting to control their hometowns and of individual becoming increasingly involved in their local government, collaborating with each other as they face drilling throughout the area.
Posted in _Excerpt
By Holly Hellerstedt on July 15, 2011
Do you want to join the fight for climate justice with the world’s largest independent environmental organization? Greenpeace has several incredible volunteer internships available in San Francisco! You’ll get the chance to work on the most pressing issues of our time - saving ancient rainforests, protecting our oceans, stopping toxic threats, and launching a clean energy revolution.
Posted in _Excerpt
By Holly Hellerstedt on July 6, 2011
The CSSC is positioned to develop and launch a campaign to mobilize student leaders and the California system of higher education to eliminate our dependence on coal. We are currently looking to fill 2 PAID positions, a Campaign Director and Graduate Research Assistant. Read more to look at the job descriptions and apply.
Posted in _Featured
By Joanna Wheaton on May 11, 2011
May 10, 2011
Susan Carpenter, LA Times
California could save $7.2 billion in healthcare costs — and prevent more than 400 premature deaths — annually if the state adopts a 64 miles- per-gallon equivalent fuel economy standard, according to a report released Tuesday by the American Lung Assn. in California.
The Road to Clean Air study estimates a [...]
Posted in CSSC Blog, _Excerpt
By Joanna Wheaton on April 20, 2011
Spring Convergence is so close I can smell the vegan food already! UC Davis has prepared a sensational weekend complete with energizing keynote speeches from Tim DeChristopher and Rikki Ott, a panel discussion with time for your questions, inspiringly innovative student-led workshops, and an incredibly delicious menu of local organic goodness to keep you going all day long. Online Registration ends April 24th at Midnight.
Posted in CSSC Blog, _Featured
By Joanna Wheaton on April 13, 2011
From Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 2010, I saved every piece of my garbage.
No, I’m not homeless, and I didn’t lose my mind. I decided to save my trash—in my bedroom—because I started to realize how living in a consumer culture like ours means using a lot of “disposable” products.
We buy things, use them, then [...]
Posted in CSSC Blog, Uncategorized, _Excerpt
By Joanna Wheaton on April 7, 2011
This spring’s convergence is just three weeks away! If you haven’t already registered to join hundreds of students from across CA build community, share resources, plan action, attend workshops, and celebrate, you can do so here. Early bird registration ends on April 16th, after which the price will rise from $20 to $25 (though full scholarships are available).
Posted in CSSC Blog, _Featured | Tagged convergence, opportunity
By Holly Hellerstedt on April 4, 2011
Climate activist Tim DeChristopher, who was put on trial in Salt Lake City, Utah, this week for his interference with an oil and gas auction held at the end of the Bush administration, on Thursday was found guilty by a jury. He faces a sentence of up to 10 years, to be determined by a [...]
Posted in _Excerpt | Tagged convergence, current events, politics, power shift
By Holly Hellerstedt on April 4, 2011
Former Vice President and Nobel Laureate Al Gore will join 10,000 youth activists at Power Shift 2011 as the opening keynote speaker on April 15, 2011.
Gore, who is chairman of the Alliance for Climate Protection, will be speaking about climate change and how we can take action to solve the climate crisis.
For four days, [...]
Posted in _Excerpt | Tagged power shift
By Holly Hellerstedt on April 4, 2011
Under intense pressure from green groups and their members, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (Nev.) announced Friday that Republican proposals to gut the Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act were off the table in budget negotiations.
“Neither the White House nor Senate Leaders is going to accept any EPA riders,” Reid
Posted in _Excerpt | Tagged current events, politics, power shift
By Holly Hellerstedt on April 4, 2011
It’s springtime and birders, rock climbers, wildflower lovers and maybe even some long-lost U2 fans are flocking to the boulder-strewn desert wilderness just east of Palm Springs. But unless we act quickly to curb climate disruption, soon the one thing they won’t be able to find in Joshua Tree National Park is an actual Joshua [...]
Posted in _Excerpt | Tagged power shift
By Holly Hellerstedt on April 4, 2011
This week, a climate hearing was held in the US House of Reps. Six ‘experts’ on climate were brought in, but only three were scientists. And it turns out that one of the GOP’s star witnesses — a scientist who’s been vocal in his skepticism of global temperature records, the physicist Richard Muller, of University [...]
Posted in _Excerpt | Tagged current events, politics, power shift
By Holly Hellerstedt on February 22, 2011
With journalists like Michael Pollan and books like “Fast Food Nation” bringing national attention to nutrition and food justice, it’s no wonder that 300 students from 40 California campuses gathered at UC Santa Cruz Saturday for the fifth annual “Real Food Challenge.”
The conference, founded in 2007 with the intention of educating students about the complex [...]
Posted in _Excerpt | Tagged food justice, real food challenge, sustainable food
By Holly Hellerstedt on February 10, 2011
On Sunday [January 29th], nearly 2,000 citizens converged on the resort town of Rancho Mirage, California to confront a secretive meeting of billionaires meeting behind closed doors. Sunday was NOT about liberals versus conservatives. Sunday was about We the People. It was about rebuilding a democracy of We the People – a country where you don’t need to have millions of dollars to have your voice heard.
Posted in _Featured | Tagged current events, move to amend, politics, power shift
By Holly Hellerstedt on February 1, 2011
UCSD was one of several universities represented at a rally against oil company executives held on Jan. 30 in Rancho Mirage, where a secret meeting was held by energy conglomerate Koch Industries and Tea Party members.
The rally was organized by the California Student Sustainability Coalition, an organization that works with universities across the state to [...]
Posted in _Excerpt | Tagged cssc, current events, move to amend, politics
By Holly Hellerstedt on February 1, 2011
Twenty-five protesters were arrested in Rancho Mirage, California today, at a protest in front of the Rancho Las Palmas resort, site of the “Billionaire’s Caucus,” an annual meeting put on by the Koch Brothers and other corporate entities and conservative movement operators.
Riverside Sheriff’s deputy Melissa Nieburger said that the sheriff’s department did have contacts with [...]
Posted in _Excerpt | Tagged current events, move to amend, politics, power shift
By Holly Hellerstedt on January 31, 2011
Most Americans know that Washington is broken and is no longer working in the best interests of We the People. But, members of the Corporate Elite – spearheaded by the Koch Brothers (tied for the 9th richest people in America) – are plotting how to continue undermining our democratic system for private profit.
Posted in _Featured | Tagged citizens united, move to amend, politics, power shift
By Holly Hellerstedt on January 25, 2011
Held at UC Santa Cruz Feb. 18-20, this year’s fourth annual Strengthening the Roots Convergence is going to be bigger than ever. Thanks to the help of partner organizations throughout the region, this year’s STR will strengthen the roots of our movement for just and sustainable food by bringing 450+ students and allies together for workshops, [...]
Posted in _Excerpt | Tagged event, food justice, garden, real food challenge
By Andrew Chang on November 16, 2010
The Convergence weekend was an incredible ride from start to finish. I am so excited to be able to share my experiences and favorite moments from the Convergence with you all. This was all about the community we built, so I would love for any and all of you who were a part of this to share your favorite moments from the Convergence on the comments page!
Posted in Convergence, CSSC Blog, _Featured | Tagged convergence, CSSC Events, power vote
By Holly Hellerstedt on November 3, 2010
Young voters celebrated a decisive victory against Big Oil by defeating a deceptive ballot measure, Prop 23. The initiative, funded with millions of dollars from oil corporations sought to wreck California’s clean energy economy and effectively repeal the state’s landmark clean air and clean energy laws.
Posted in power vote, _Featured | Tagged california, current events, politics, power vote
By Holly Hellerstedt on October 29, 2010
A little-noticed California ballot initiative would “erect significant barriers” to funding state environmental and public health laws, according to a new study.
Proposition 26 “could have substantial and wide-ranging impacts on implementation of the state’s health, safety and environmental laws,” according to a Tuesday analysis by the UCLA School of Law.
Prop 26 would expand [...]
Posted in _Excerpt | Tagged california, politics, power vote
By Holly Hellerstedt on October 28, 2010
To save California’s global-warming law, a 23-year-old finds his rage — and 60,000 friends Read more
Posted in power vote, _Excerpt | Tagged california, current events, politics, power vote
By Holly Hellerstedt on October 28, 2010
Yesterday, Gabe Elsner, CSSC’s Power Vote Campaign Director accompanied Joel Francis to Koch Industries’ headquarters to deliver his debate challenge in person to CEO Charles Koch. Last week, Joel delivered his challenge through a highly publicized online video. Here is our video update from Wichita – Please share with everyone you know!
Posted in power vote, _Featured | Tagged california, current events, politics, power vote
By Holly Hellerstedt on October 21, 2010
Arnold Schwarzenegger, George Shultz, Robert Redford, Bill Gates, James Cameron, Leonardo Di Caprio and Al Gore have all weighed in to oppose California’s Proposition 23, a November ballot initiative. Now comes the uber-endorsement for the No on 23 campaign: President Obama. Read more
Posted in power vote, _Excerpt | Tagged california, current events, politics, power vote
By Holly Hellerstedt on October 21, 2010
Snap! The Texas oil companies that are the chief backers of Prop 23′s bid to scrap climate regulations in California are now facing shareholder scrutiny of their political spending. Shareholders of Los Angeles-based Occidental Oil also filed a resolution demanding that the company evaluate the costs and benefits of that company’s controversial political spending. Read more
Posted in power vote, _Excerpt | Tagged current events, politics, power vote
By Holly Hellerstedt on October 21, 2010
Cal State Los Angeles Senior Joel Francis issued this debate challenge to billionaire CEO Charles Koch, of Koch Industries today. Joel emphasized that if Koch Industries wants to spend millions of dollars in our state, the CEO ought to have the courage to debate Prop 23 in person. Mr. Koch has donated at least $1 million to the Proposition to suspend our state’s clean energy and climate change laws.
Posted in power vote, _Featured | Tagged current events, politics, power vote
By Holly Hellerstedt on October 20, 2010
Shareholder organizations are expected to offer resolutions challenging L.A.’s Occidental Petroleum and two Texas firms over their contributions to the campaign to suspend California’s emissions law. Read the full story
Posted in power vote, _Excerpt | Tagged california, current events, politics, power vote
By Andrew Chang on October 11, 2010
The convergence is less than one week away! Can you feel it in the air? It’s electric! The team here at UCSB definitely feels the buzz and has been working overtime to make sure this will be a weekend you’ll be talking about! Register now for only $20 for a weekend you won’t forget!
Posted in Convergence, CSSC Events, Featured Events, power vote, _Featured | Tagged california, convergence, event, opportunity, power vote
By Holly Hellerstedt on October 10, 2010
Today is 350.org’s Global Work Party as a way to tell our legislators “We’re getting to work, what about you?”
There are events going on in over 180 countries-that means that almost every country in the world is partaking in a grassroots movement to push for serious action on climate change. This year, organizers and participants [...]
Posted in _Featured | Tagged current events
By Holly Hellerstedt on October 1, 2010
Well before the conglomerate Koch Industries plunged $1 million into Prop 23 — a ballot initiative in California to essentially repeal the state’s revolutionary clean energy climate change law AB 32 — the Wonk Room revealed that front groups controlled by Koch had been working to promote Prop 23. Americans for Prosperity, the front group founded and financed by Koch Industries’ executive David Koch, had organized Tea Party rallies in favor of Prop 23 and produced online ads distorting California clean energy. Read more
Posted in power vote, _Excerpt | Tagged california, current events, politics, power vote
By Holly Hellerstedt on October 1, 2010
This election we face a major attack on California’s clean energy and global warming policy - Big Oil is pushing Proposition 23, a ballot measure to gut California’s landmark Global Warming Solutions Act. The California Student Sustainability Coalition, and young people across the state are mobilizing behind Power Vote California to defeat Prop 23. We [...]
Posted in power vote, _Featured | Tagged california, current events, politics, power vote
By Holly Hellerstedt on October 1, 2010
As temperatures reached a record-breaking 113 degrees in downtown Los Angeles Tuesday — it was so hot, a National Weather Service thermometer stopped working — the fight for California’s climate future is also heating up. Come election day, California voters are in danger of undoing “one of the most progressive pieces of environmental legislation ever enacted,” thanks to a ballot measure pushed by handful of big out-of-state oil companies to kill California’s landmark global warming law. Read more
Posted in power vote, _Excerpt | Tagged california, current events, politics, power vote
By Holly Hellerstedt on September 30, 2010
Proposition 23, the initiative that would suspend California’s greenhouse gas laws, is not about saving jobs. It is about greed, said California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Speaking at a Commonwealth Club event in Santa Clara, the governor lashed out at the companies-particularly Valero, Koch Industries and Tesoro-trying to effectively get rid of the state’s carbon regulation law, known by its bill name AB 32. Technically, Prop 23 would suspend AB 23 until employment falls below 5.5 percent, something that has occured only sporadically in the last few decades. Read more
Posted in power vote, _Excerpt | Tagged elections, politics, power vote
By Andrew Chang on September 29, 2010
Happy Tuesday everyone!
The convergence is less than THREE weeks away and we here at UCSB are excitedly getting our campus ready for all your shining faces and brilliant minds!
Get ready for a weekend in beautiful Santa Barbara that is at once intense and relaxing, inspiring and energizing. There will be amazing farm-fresh local food, great [...]
Posted in Convergence, CSSC Blog, CSSC Events, UCSB, _Excerpt | Tagged convergence, CSSC Events
By Holly Hellerstedt on September 24, 2010
The UC Responsible Investments Campaign (RIC) is a push for UC’s to invest ethically, and to listen to the student’s concerns. The RIC has worked with the CSSC closely for some time now, and the movement has gone national, featuring in a new article in The New York Times! D’Artagnan Scorza and Becky Miller, both CSSC Board Members, have been actively involved in this campaign.
Posted in CSSC Blog, _Featured | Tagged cssc, responsible investment campaign, RIC, UC, uc regents, uc sustainability
By Scott Clapson on September 22, 2010
November 2nd is the most important day of 2010. This is the day Californians will elect a new governor and decide on multiple propositions. It’s important every Californian votes in this election. The future of education, immigration, sustainability and even our states nearly impossible two thirds majority rule to pass a budget will all be [...]
Posted in CSSC Blog, _Featured | Tagged california, convergence, cssc, elections, politics, power vote
By Holly Hellerstedt on September 6, 2010
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and other subnational leaders, in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme and United Nations Environment Programme, is hosting the Governors’ Global Climate Summit 3. This summit will take place November 15-16, 2010 at the Mondavi Center on the campus of the University of California, Davis.
Join global experts from government, business, non-profits, [...]
Posted in Events, _Excerpt | Tagged event, opportunity
