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‘Super commuters’ and the hot South Bay real estate market headline Peninsula Report (PODCAST)

Leave a Comment / Frontpage Featured, Multimedia / By Kathryn Roethel

On the Peninsula Report radio show, Vignesh Ramachandran filled listeners in on a sneaky real estate strategy that seems to be appealing to an increasing number of buyers and sellers in the Peninsula’s hot housing market. Artist and environmental reporter Ethan Estess answered the question, when it comes to shopping bags, which is worse for the environment:

Paper vs. plastic — is one better for the environment?

1 Comment / Environment, Frontpage Featured, Science & Tech / By Kathryn Roethel

A Stanford earth science student examines the environmental implications of paper and plastic grocery bags. In the battle to be eco-friendly, the results are complicated.

One man’s trash — Stanford student raises pollution awareness through art

Leave a Comment / Culture & Features, Features, Frontpage Featured / By Kathryn Roethel

Disturbed by the amount of plastic thrown into the San Francisco Bay, Stanford graduate student Ethan Estess created artwork illustrating the trash’s impact.

Stanford artist marks pelican population’s rebound by creating sculpture from trash

1 Comment / Culture & Features, Environment, Frontpage Featured, Multimedia, Science & Tech / By katyashe

The California brown pelican was on the endangered species list in 1970, but the population rebounded, and the birds came off the list in 2009. A Stanford student artist commemorates the victory in sculpture.