Tag: Sustainability

• PAC raises recycling awareness with America Recycles Day

  By Kendra Robinson Pulse Staff Reporter On average, every American will typically produce up to 4.5 pounds of trash each day. Of that amount, nearly 3.37 pounds could be recycled. However, only 1.35 pounds is recycled. On Nov. 13, Palo Alto’s very own COMM 2330: Intro to Public Relations students helped put together an entire…

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  4 Dec 2014

  Palo Alto College

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• Waiting for the dust to settle

  By Leslie Diaz Pulse staff reporter Construction on the Palo Alto campus and on surrounding streets may cause inconvenience for many people, but the benefits will bring energy efficiency and better roadways. A Chilled Water Tower is being built to help Palo Alto College be more energy efficient. According to Sergio Rivera, Facilities superintendent, the…

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  6 Mar 2014

  Palo Alto College

  chilled water tower, construction, energy efficiency, PACfest, Palo Alto College, Sustainability, West Villaret Boulevard

• Recklessness and social media don’t mix

  By Gia Spencer Pulse staff reporter Students worldwide use social media forums such as Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to stay connected with their peers. Social media users post pictures and phrases that are inappropriate, yet accept them as the new normal in the media world. Reality illustrates how one frivolously posted photo or comment may…

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  6 Mar 2014

  Palo Alto College

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• Palo Alto College supports sustainable projects

  

  By Bianca Del Conte, Pulse staff writer One of the earliest science concepts that we learn as children is that the Sun provides energy to plants on Earth to initiate the cycle of life. Sustainability is the more mature term used to explain a similar principle: Everything we need for our survival depends, either directly…

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  17 Oct 2013

  Palo Alto College

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