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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Compost bins in the GSU. PHOTO BY MIKE REDDY/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Composting methods lack transparency

Mike Reddy March 1, 2018
When members of Boston University’s Environmental Student Organization toured the Charlestown Waste Management CORe facility in December, they were surprised to discover that BU’s compostable utensils were not being composted as they expected.
Boston area college students start the initiative #PutAPriceOnIt to educate Boston community on the effects of carbon pollution. PHOTO BY JACKIE O'BRIEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston students come together to fight climate change

Sabrina Schnur April 12, 2017

Several Boston student environmental organizations have unified under the #PutAPriceOnIt campaign in an effort to lobby against carbon pollution. The coalition includes Tufts Climate Action, Emerson...

Researchers at Boston University published results of a study Monday that tracked road traffic over 33 years and found that increased population density correlates with decreased carbon dioxide emissions. PHOTO BY NICKI GITTER/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Researchers find correlation between population density, carbon dioxide emissions

Amanda Burke April 10, 2015

Cities with large population densities may have less carbon emissions per capita compared to suburban areas due to public transportation services and walking accessibility, Boston University researchers...

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