The Statesman

Could sustainable eating save the environment?

Sydney Riddle • April 24, 2022

With climate change or sustainability, whether it's our carbon footprint, rising temperatures or plastic consumption, it all seems out of our hands. But what if we could benefit the environment simply...

Veganism: perhaps the better alternative for a healthy body and planet

Sasha Kagan • March 13, 2022

#OPINION: While veganism would certainly decrease carbon emissions and help to halt climate change, it isn’t necessary for everybody to resort to the diet.

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To go green, we must take smaller steps in legislation

Anya Marquardt • April 24, 2021

#OPINION In order to address climate change, legislation must be passed. Even if we don’t agree with all the Green New Deal proposes, we can see it as a positive step toward solving one of the world’s most pressing problems.

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COVID-19 presents an opportunity to restructure our society around sustainability

Matt Venezia • September 6, 2020

Though we are still causing catastrophic levels of damage to ecosystems by consuming natural resources at an unsustainable rate, the pandemic has managed to slow us down.

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The Bezos Earth Fund is Just Lip Service

Matthew Yan • May 5, 2020

Jeff Bezos, the richest man in the world, has done nothing to curb the 44.4 million tons of carbon dioxide his shipping services released into the atmosphere in 2018 alone.

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Sustainable Fashion is on the Rise as Forever 21 Nears its End

Xenia Gonikberg • September 29, 2019

Popular teen clothing brand Forever 21 is on track to file for bankruptcy within the next year. Known for its loud patterns and trendy styles, fast fashion creates clothing that is made cheaply and quickly, typically catering towards teens and young adults

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Why we need to bike more around campus

Gabby Pardo • April 18, 2018

Ride a bike — it's a little step that counts toward the big picture.

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It’s up to us to stop wasting food

Matthew Yan • February 4, 2018

Why are we routinely dumping this food we’ve paid for?

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Campus making strides to improve energy efficiency

The Statesman • October 1, 2013

Located between Circle Road and the Simons Center is a field of mud, a collection of strange-looking offices and a building that emits smoke. This area is dedicated to the Office of Sustainability’s Facilities and Services division, tasked with providing Stony Brook University with reliable power, installing sustainable technologies and initiatives and monitoring the campus’s consumption of energy. James O’Connor, the director of Sustainability & Transportation Operations, oversees this effort, making sure different divisions work together in this goal.

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