Climate change is a threat unlike any other that civilized man has ever faced. Most scientists agree that by curbing our carbon emissions through reduced reliance on fossil fuels and by promoting new forest growth, we can help stave off the worst of the dangers. So what can you as a Dartmouth student do? Offset […]

Roughly 80% of all US grain production goes to feeding livestock, along with all of the fossil fuel, pesticides, and land use that it entails. Since the animal spends about 90% of that energy just staying alive, it leaves only 10% for human consumption. In general, eating lower on the food-chain greatly decreases the ecological […]

By switching to a biodegradable laundry detergent, like Planet or Seventh Generation, you can help reduce a major source of local pollutants like chlorine and phosphates (which, in part, cause that green stuff to grow on Occom Pond). Both brands are available from the Hanover Food Co-op, and both work just as well as […]